The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Joanne Gise, Raymond Burns (Illustrator), Mark Twain

The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

Troll Illustrated Classics

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Childrens, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Historical

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Bailey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dates Read: 8-28-12/9-7-12
Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author: Mark Twain
Main Character: Tom Sawyer
Supporting Characters: Jim,Aunt Polly, Ben, Becky,Thackelberry Finn
Setting: St. Petersburg
Conflict: N\A
Resolution: N\A
Point of Veiw: 3rd person
Rate this book: It was ok



Tom Sawyer had alot of adventures. For example once he and Becky got lost in a cave and they had to be rescued. The cover has some boys white washing a fence for Tom.It applies to a story in the book.I would recommend this book to anyone who likes classic adventures but I thought it was hard to understand because of the langauge.

[Brandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 8 year old, twin boys loved this book. When we would read at bedtime they would constantly ask, "Just one more chapter mom?" I'm glad that they enjoy the classics, and I'm thankful that it held their attention so well.

[Jordan Guilbeault · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a fiction novel illustrated by Mark Twain, and is a great book to read if people are interested in adventure. This book is about a boy Huckleberry Finn and his aunts slave, Jim. One night Finn heard a knock on his window, and it was a kid who was a couple years older who wanted to be free and to rob banks and be a thief, and Finn didn't like that so he ran to the shoreline, hopped in a canoe an paddled away. The next morning when he saw an island he went to it and discovered that his aunts slave Jim was there too. They survived on their own on the island for a couple days. Then Finn promised Jim that they would canoe down the river until they reach freedom, so that Jim could be free. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10. It was action packed right from the beginning, but the book lacked some details that were somewhat difficult to pick up on. If you like an adventurous books or books by Gary Paulsen or mark twain, you are sure to like this one.

[Subhojit Bera · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has existed in our home library ever since I was a little kid. I remember looking at the pictures but not understanding any of the text, because frankly I was still way too young for this book. And, I hadn't read Tom Sawyer yet.

But the reason I will always love this book are the illustrations. This particular edition has some gorgeous illustrations.

When I got older, I read the unabridged book. As fun as it was, I yearned for the pictures. And recently I got a chance to read this book again, and honestly, they still look pretty damn good.

The story is 4 and a half stars, but I will give this edition a 5 stars simply because of the illustrations.

[Dominique Ramos · Rating 1 out of 5]

I recall reading those when I was a youth and I didn't like it then. Thought I'd give it another chance, since I'm older & maybe could appreciate it. This book was terrible. I get it's a classic, but classic doesn't mean it's any good.

The book felt like some old guy just rambling. If there was a point to the story, I didn't get it. Some parts were good, but most of it was awful. The use of a certain racial slur repetitively was off putting for me as well, even though it may have been acceptable back in the day, hearing it now is just gross.

[Peter Roos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Great American Novel finds 13-year-old Huckleberry Finn and enslaved Jim floating down the Mississippi between Missouri and Illinois, between slave state and freedom, between adventures and anxiety, with a child's gaze upon the absurdities of the adults, as the raft descends into the darkness of an increasingly dangerous Antebellum South.
Tom Sawyer shows up being a pestilence, fortunately getting shot in the leg, the bozo.

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abridged version of Huckleberry Finn that my son and I enjoyed. Good illustrations:)

[Dennis Tra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps original version of story of Buck and slave-Jim with Tom Sawyer traveling down the Mississippi.

[Caleb Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book, read it a long time ago but it’s like an Og fr

[Erika Herman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though the language is really hard.... listening on Audible was so much easier than reading!!!

[Masaki Tanaka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Name: Masaki Tanaka
Class: 7 RED
Review: 5
Pages: 327
Have you ever had that dream where you and a friend run away? In The Adventure of Huckleberry Fin written by Mark Twain, the main character takes a slave to the north where he can be free. On element that I like is that of history. Though this is my realistic fiction book review, the setting of the story makes it so that the part with slaves, expensive plays, and giant, steam-powered ferry boats makes sense. Another part of the book I like is the unexpected turn of events. The ending provides a shock to the readers and a little laugh. The ending is what you might consider as a happy ending where everyone gets what they want, like in the jungle book where Mowgli lives in the human village, or Casablanca where the woman gets to go on the plane.
Finally, I like the element of adventure. As it says in the title, the book is about a boy on an adventure. There are many ups and downs, like getting caught in the crossfire of a family feud, but they still make it to their destination. Sometimes, their life goes so bad even though Huck is rich enough to “own himself”, that Huck says, “Mornings, before daylight, I slipped into corn fields and borrowed a watermelon, or a mushmelon, or a punkin, or some new corn, or things of that kind. Pap always said it warn't no harm to borrow things, if you was meaning to pay them back, sometime; but the widow said it warn't anything but a soft name for stealing, and no decent body would do it.” Chapter 12. I would recommend this book to people that are interested in history, like humor, and/or understand slang and old English.

[Namiko]

I think this story is very popular because those graded levels of books have this story. Each story is slightly different. In this book, it was funny when Tom showed up and had crazy ideas and did it.

[Kento Okumura · Rating 4 out of 5]

time90min
7word summary,Tom,play,friends,graveyard,go,cave,trouble
discussion question
1.Have you ever done adventure？
I have ever been to tokushima alone.
2.Do you have best friend？
High school friend is the best for me.

This story was very exciting.
I recommended this book.

[Roxanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

i dont really remember much...

[Jscorse · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must. Love the ending.

[Adeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Gabriella Reeves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very awesome.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ja, war gut! Ich mochte es.

[Suzette Kunz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I appreciated this a lot more when I was older. I was laughing my head off in parts, but I don't remember thinking it was funny in 8th grade.

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading it was like visiting the past...

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Tom Sawyer when I was 12 and want to reread it as an adult.