Can frightful survive alone? Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesn't know how to live alone in the wild. She can't feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to survive and learns to enjoy her new freedom. But she feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything...
Very captivating! Wonderful end to this trilogy!
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Frightful's Mountain does take place after the events in The Far Side of the Mountain, but if you go in expecting continuity, you'll be surprised. Since the story is told from Frightful's perspective, it's not about a human learning to survive in the wild; it's about falcons trying to survive a world inhabited by humans. There's much more in here about the negative impact humans have had on nature; it's still age-appropriate...
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I remember reading this as a kid over and over again because it was that amazing and inspiring.
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This was a great follow up story to the Far Side of the Mountain. In the end, you wonder what happened to Frightful after she was released into the wild, and this is the perfect story to conclude it. I loved the detail of how Jean Craighead George described Frightful's actions. It is an easy story to get caught up in. Anyone who reads this won't be able to put it down until they're finished, especially if they have read...
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Frightful is the third book of the series My Side of the Mountain. In the begining Sams sister Alice frees Frightful from mean people. She is lost trying to find Sam Gribly. She is hunting for food when all a sudden a male falcon shows off by swooping upside down and touching her talons. She mates with him{Chup} who had a mate because three nestlings are in the nest. Lady,Duchess and Drum. Two males and one female...
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