Huckleberry Finn
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Published in March to widespread critical acclaim,“James” is told from the perspective of Jim, the escaped slave who joins Twain’s protagonist Huckleberry Finn on his journey down the Mississippi River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Everett's James is a retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written from the perspective of the runaway slave, Jim.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
Huckleberry Finn they saved for me until the third grade, tantalizingly holding it back as if it contained the very secrets of life.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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