Huckleberry Finn
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And Percival Everett’s novel “James,” a retelling of Huckleberry Finn, took the lion’s share of the literary prizes in 2024, including the Pulitzer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
Everett's action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was both harrowing and ferociously funny, as it re-told Mark Twain's classic tale from the enslaved Jim's point of view.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
She says the “modern Huckleberry Finn story” is a perennial bestseller.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
As a young boy in England, reading on the banks of a Norfolk stream, Mr. Raban dreamed of becoming Huckleberry Finn and sailing far away from home.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
On my own I found Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and my sister Geraldine gave me a copy of Little Men.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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