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About the author Jean Craighead George By Jake __My Side of the Mountain__ was written by Jean Craighead George and was published in 1959. She was born on June 2, 1919 in Washington D.C. At an early age she developed a fascination for nature and always enjoyed playing with her twin brothers. Jean Craighead George earned her bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University in 1941. She married a World War II naval officer after his brief tour. Until their divorce in 1968 Jean Craighead George and her husband John George wrote books together. In 1959 Jean wrote the book My Side of the Mountain and in the first months it received newbery honor status and earned her the George G. Stone for children’s books award. A few years after writing My Side of the Mountain Jean wrote Julia and the Wolves. In 1968 Jean Craighead George was awarded Woman of the year award for her alma mater at Pennsylvania State University. Jean now makes her home in Chappaqua, New York.

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