The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Samuel Clements, is a 300 page novel set when slavery was not yet abolished. Huckleberry Finn, friend of Tom Sawyer, comes into trouble when his drunken father finally decides to visit. Huckleberry runs away and finds a runaway slave, Jim, and floats down a raft on the Mississippi River with him. They come into contact with slave traders, con artists, and con artist slave traders, but it all falls apart when Jim is captured. Huck must sneak Jim out, with the knowledge that he will be looked down upon. The bond between Huck and Jim is incredibly strong.

Huckleberry and Jim have a friendship that continues to strengthen throughout the book. At first, Huck looks down on Jim, saying "he’s okay, for a black." As they continue to travel together, they grow closer and closer, so Huck tries to hide him from his captures. When Jim is captured, Huckleberry daringly tries to rescue him, even saying that Jim is equal to the rest of the world, a dangerous thing to say at the time. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great book that I think any Tom Sawyer lover should read.