content: On The Far Side of The Mountain is a great book. The author is Jean Graighead George. My favorite character is Sam Gribly. One day his bird Frightful got taken away by a concentration officer. Sam was accused of harming an endangered species. Sam went to Delhi because he wanted to see if the guy who came was a real officer and he was. When he got back, Alice his sister was gone. So he went on a journey to find Alice. Read the book to see what happens.