Huckleberry Finn

Usborne Classics Retold

by Anna Kirwan (Adapter), Mark Twain

Huckleberry Finn would rather be free than ‘sivilized’. Adventures with Tom Sawyer made Huck rich--but his Pap is a violent drunk and the broad Mississippi is the road to liberty. Huck’s raft can carry him and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, to safety. When they lose their way one foggy night, though, they are headed downriver into dangerous territory. How can one small boy pilot his way through a land of mortal feuds, lynch mobs and tricksters? When life and freedom are at risk, how can Huck figure out the difference between wrong and right?

Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world’s greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.

Genres: Classics, Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1884

About the author

Anna Kirwan is the best-selling author of two titles in The Royal Diaries series, Victoria, May Blossom of Britannia. She is an accomplished poet as well, and her work has appeared in a number of anthologies, including The Alchemist"s Retort and Alphabestiary. Anna Kirwan lives in Sunderland, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[BibleBoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huck is throne into a fix: two thieves that will not leave them alone, and helping a runaway slave.
What will he do?

I would recommend for readers who have read Tom Sawyer.

[Cesar · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a very entertaining book, especially in quarantine.

[Janel Ensinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite stories retold in what I feel is a more appropriate way for younger readers. I enjoyed reading this with my son

[Hans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Huckleberry Finn is an extremely engaging book that is written by arguably the best writer ever Mark Twain “I hain't got the money” “Its a lie. Judge Thatchers got it. You git it. I want it. I hain't got no money, I tell you ask him Judge Thatcher will tell you the same.'' all right I'll ask him and I'll make him pungle too, or ill know the reason why say how much you got in your pocket I want it. I choose this quote because to me it summarizes all of the language and wording from back in the day. Huckleberry Finn is a good book for anybody from the age of 13 to the age 60 If you have not yet read this book I would encourage you to read as soon a possible.

Huckleberry Finn is one of the oldest books ever written it is a classic. Not that many books are from that era. Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to Tom Sawyer and It is a White boy named Huckleberry Finn and he doesn't have a mom and his dad in a drunken sinner but Huck funs away with bJim a black slave. Sorry but you must read it to find out the rest.

[Brittney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death to get away from his father. On his journey of running away he runs into Jim. Both Huckleberry and Jim set off down the Mississippi River in search of freedom. This would be a great book to use in an older classroom for a lesson.

[Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adventure of a runaway boy and a slave named Jim.

[امنيه · Rating 5 out of 5]

i enjoy reading it very much

[Alycia Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Twain stories are always great! I loved how this book was retold for today's readers. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Huckleberry Finn and Jim's relationship. This is a book I believe everyone needs to read!