About the Book This is a glossary of the uncommon words a student will encounter in My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. Book Synopsis This is a glossary of the uncommon words a student will encounter in My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. There are 28 entries including plant names and descriptive words (some invented) that cant commonly be found in an elementary students dictionary. To accommodate the different editions of My Side of the Mountain, words are listed by chapter in the order they appear in the book with an alphabetical index in the back.