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Collection
Description
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Local notes
Series: Mountain 1
Publication
New York: The Trumpet Club
Pages
177
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1962)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1961-1962)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1960)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 1960-1961)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1965)
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1965)
Great Reads from Great Places (New York — 2005)