Talk:My Side of the Mountain

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First chapter summary

"When he finally gets to the Catskill Mountains, he has to find food and shelter. He catches a fish, but can not create a fire. He skips dinner and goes to bed. The next morning, after sleeping in the wilderness, he hikes around the area, marking the location of certain trees and possible sources food. He then burns a hole into a large tree to make a shelter. Afterwards, Sam is very hungry, and he set to work, trying to build a fire. After many tries, he finally is successful using the flint and his knife. Finally, he's able to cook the fish he caught." This is just wrong. He can't light the fire, and meets an old man who teaches him how and feeds him breakfast too. And burning the hole in the big tree is much later than all this. MikeR613 (talk) 14:56, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

• I think the author of that section had seen the film, but not read the book. Plus, I think they were about 9 years old. 124.169.15.110 (talk) 08:11, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

How old is Sam in the book?

One of my students asked me how old Sam is. I'm in Japan and don't have a copy handy. Other readers may wonder the same thing. I think he is 12 when he leaves home. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.1.97.94 (talk) 05:06, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Sam is 14 when he leaves home as said in the article.

True or false

The police finally arrived to tell Sam he couldn't live alone on the mountain anymore. Gabriel Link (talk) 00:41, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

false 24.39.65.122 (talk) 14:44, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Removed "Plot" Template

Plot summary streamlined. Word count is about 650 words, down from about 1750 words. Please revert or correct as necessary. Maintenance templates are not meant to be in articles permanently. Any user without a conflict of interest may remove a maintenance template. Template has fulfilled its intended purpose and is no longer relevant. For more information, see WP:WTRMT and WP:PLOTBLOAT. B'H. 172.250.246.150 (talk) 18:30, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Should "middle grade" be wikified to Middle school?

Apokrif (talk) 12:16, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

hunters

Sam recovers a number of dead deer that hunters had shot but not found. In the first case, Sam finds and covers a deer shot by a hunter. I am reading the book now. I don't recall any mention of poachers. Thus, I recommend changing "When a poacher illegally kills a deer" to "When a hunter kills a deer" Kdammers (talk) 01:50, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Christmas

Currently our article says that Bando says he will return for Christmas. In fact, he does. This should be added. Kdammers (talk) 01:51, 14 October 2024 (UTC)