Nikko's Notes

Samuel Gribley runs away from home with only a penknife, a ball of cord, an ax, and $40, plus some flint and steel. He makes a home in the Catskill Mountains by burning a room out of a huge tree and using a deer hide door for added protection. On the way through this 177-page story, he meets many friends, including a newspaper reporter who won’t tell the secret of his dwelling in the mountains. But his secret will easily slip. During this time, he tames a peregrine falcon named Frightful to catch his food. Do you think he’ll starve to death? Do you think he’ll survive with his secret kept? 

    I think this story is very well written and apparently Jean Craighead George wrote it according to the George family dreams. Her mom wanted to run away, Jean wanted to run away, and Jean’s daughter wanted to run away, too. For me, her dream might have been nice to try, but I’m too busy doing all kinds of fun things. Jean worked her...