My Side of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Sam Gribley's fathers family has a history of the kids in the family running away from home, but the kids always would come back. Which landed up being a change when Sam Gribley was born. Living in a crowded New york city apartment, seeking wide open ranges and the country life with fresh air. And his final destination is his great grandfathers beach where he plans to build a house for just him. And he has no source of communication to his family living in the city. Which so far in a great book, that shows how difficult it can be surviving in the forest as a child of his age. so far he has yet to reach his fathers beach. But will he ever get back into comunication with his family? will he survive th journey?