Student Book Review:


Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The - classic

by: Mark Twain


Review done by:

 Kevin P.
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

My favorite classic from this year is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This book was about 295 pages long and was written by the famous author, Mark Twain. It is a moderately hard book to read, but this is because Mark Twain uses so many descriptive words so that you can get a better feel of how the characters behave. It took place in the 1700's-1800's when slaves were not outlawed yet.
Huck Finn, the main character in this novel is a young man with a lot to worry about. In the beginning of the story he lived with a widow named widow Douglas. She was a nice lady that took Huck in because Huck's father was so irresponsible. His father was often drunk and this made him crazy. When he got drunk he would get arrested. Every time he was let free he would get arrested a few days latter. Finally one day Huck's pa brought Huck to his cabin across the river. Huck was treated very badly and he got tired of it. A few days after Huck went to his pa's house he escaped and started down the Mississippi River. He met up with a slave named Jim and that is how their adventures began.
Huck Finn is a character that takes into consideration what is going on around him. He comes up with great plans to avoid even worse situations that he is already in. One example of this is when he set up a scene at his pa's cabin that made it look as if he was murdered. This scene made it so that his father wouldn't come after him. Huck's companion, Jim was a character that knew a lot about life, but he didn't know how to read or write. Huck and Jim were two very brave characters that traveled down the Mississippi. They ran into a lot of problems because Jim was black and people suspected him to be a slave.
The reason that I liked this book is because it was filled with action and adventure. Every time I turned the page Huck and Jim were in a new problem to face and it never ceased to amaze me how they solved the problem. I never got tired of reading like many other books that I have read this year.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes to sit down and really read a good book. It is really enjoyable because I started to understand what life was really like back then. Huck Finn is a character that you will grow to like. He never gives up his journey to try to free Jim from slavery.
Other books written by Mark Twain are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Puddn' Head Wilson to name a couple. If you have read either of these books you will probably like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
I think that the tale of Huck Finn will last for generations to come because Mark Twain is such a great author. The story of Huck Finn and his companions is a great classic that in my mind will never die.

Student Book Review:


Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - classic by: Mark Twain


Review done by:

 S. Miller
Grade 6
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

One of the best books I have read was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . This book was about a young boy named Huckleberry who went through many adventures. In this book Huckleberry goes on a journey down a river with an African American man named Jim.
Huckleberry Finn is a boy whose father disappeared while he was growing up. Huckleberry then went to live with a woman named Miss Watson. While living with this woman, Huck met Jim. Jim was a slave working for Miss Watson. One day Huck's father shows up and brings Huck to a log cabin where he would live from then on. While Huck's father was outside, he got in an accident and never came back. Huck left and came across Jim. Jim and Huck decide to run away and bring themselves to freedom.
Huck and Jim get in many tough situations throughout this novel. In one situation, Huck must lie to village citizens to keep Jim from being caught and possibly killed. For Huck, having Jim around was a great danger. If Jim is seen, both Jim and Huck could be killed. Huck and Jim return to the cabin to see if there were any supplies that they could use . Jim then sees a dead man in the corner of the cabin but would not let Huck see the man. Jim realized who the man was and knew that the truth of who it was could hurt Huck.
I liked this book because it was full of suspense. This book was wonderful and I recommend it to all young adults. This book was the best book I have read in a long time.
This novel was very interesting and packed with adventure. If you ever are looking for a good classic to read, pick up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , and I guarantee that you wont put it down until you're done.

Student Book Review:


Adventures of Huck Finn, The

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classic

by: Mark Twain


Review done by:

 Tim M.
Grade 6
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

The book I read was called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, sequel to the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . Huckleberry Finn is an orphan with a father. What I mean is that his father is never in one place. He really doesn't care for Huck. Huck's friend, Tom Sawyer, has a wild imagination. Huck joined a gang called the Tom Sawyer gang. As you can guess Tom was the leader. The gang did things like rob Sunday school picnics. They had to do other things to become members of the gang. Some of the plans never took form as I said Tom had a wild imagination. They debated letting Huck in the gang, but they let him in because he promised to do the initiation act. So, Huck was in the gang. Soon after Huck found his dad's footprint. It turned out his dad was in town to claim money Huck found in the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer .
His dad took Huck to a cabin in the woods. Where he held him captive Because Huck had given the money to a judge. Huck's father wanted it, but since Huck gave away the money the father was trying to steal it from the judge. After a while Huck escaped by sawing through the wall. He found a good canoe that was drifting down stream. He pulled it up shore and hid it so his father wouldn't find it. Then, he took things like coffee, knives, fishing line, matches, candles, and food. So, he had everything ready for his departure. He found a wild boar and killed it. He took the blood and and spread it on the house like he killed himself. After that, he set sail. He went to an island called Jackson island. He didn't even know that a runaway slave was at the island his name was Jim. They had gone down the river on a raft. The both of them had many adventures. For example, they met up with these two men that said they were a duke and a king. They stayed with them for many chapters. This book was a little hard in the dialect of Jim. Other than that it was a good book. So give it a try. The copy I read was 300 pages.
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