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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Grade 7 Review
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.
Grade 6 Review
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.
Grade 6 Review
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.
Grade 6 Review
A classic that I read this year was The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Iliked this book a lot. It was about a young boy named Huckleberry Finn. In he book
everyone called him Huck for short. Huck has no mother and his father gets drunk all the
time then beats him. In the story Huck meets a slave named Jim. Jim is running away and
Huck decides to help him. I really really think that anyone would enjoy this book, it is
long and a little hard, it is defenately worth reading. Mark Twainwrote a wonder ful book
about true friendship.
Chris Frank Grade 7 Van Antwerp Middle School Niskayuna, NY
One of the great classics that I read was, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written
by Mark Twain. This book is about a boy named Huck Finn. He was always looking for
adventures with the other boys in his neighborhood. One day, Huck's Pap comes home and
knows that Huck is rich with about six thousand dollars. Huck has given the money to Judge
Thatcher. Huck's Pap takes money from the judge a little at a time, and each time he gets
drunk. Then, Huck and his Pap are living in a cabin in the woods, and every time Pap
leaves, he locks Huck up in the cabin. After a couple times of being locked up, Huck finds
a way to escape by sawing his way out of the cabin. He makes a sceen with an ax and throws
stuff around in the cabin to make it look like he had been killed. He runs of with all the
goods from the cabin. He goes to Jackson Island on the Mississippi where no one ever goes.
He meets up with Miss Watson's slave, Jim, and from there on, Huck and Jim, the slave, are
running from the people from the town and meet up with many adventures during the book.
The book is very exciting through most of Huck's adventures. But Tom can make it a little
frustrating. Tom tries to make the adventures as impossible as he can. One example is when
they're trying to free Jim from a cabin that he was locked in. Tom makes Huck and himself
dig through the ground with a knife. They were digging for a few days, until Tom finally
gave up and let Huck free him the way they did before. Well I don't want to tell the whole
book so if your interested in The Adventures of Huck Finn, I definitely recommend this
book to you.
Grade 7 Review
The book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a very exciting book. It has a lot of
adventure, as you can tell by just reading the title. It is about a boy named Huckleberry
Finn. He lives with two elderly ladies who have adopted him. One day he sees a foot print
that has a cross in the middle of it. He knows this footprint is his father's. The next
night he leaves the house and runs away from the town and his father. He does this
unsuccessfully, because his father captures him and takes him to a little hut in the
woods. After living there for a few weeks Huck devises a plan to escape from his father,
who is very mean to him and often beats him. Huck escapes a few days after that and runs
away to Jackson Island in the Mississippi river. He stays there with the slave that was
owned by the family that adopted him, but had recently run away for fear of being sold.
They hid out there until people began looking for them. Then they started down the
Mississippi to Cairo, where they would take the Ohio river up north to the free states
where Jim, the slave, could get a job and pay to free his wife and kids. During the
journey down the Mississippi, Huck and Jim have many unusual adventures. If you can read
this review, you can read this book. The language is very easy to understand, and it is
also not too long. If you want to read a good book, you should try The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, I would strongly recommend it.
Grade 6 Review
The book I just read was called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It is the ending
half to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. To understand some parts you need to have read The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer but you don't have to. Both books are written by Mark Twain. This
book is written like Huckleberry wrote it. It is about how Huck has ran away from home and
meets up with his friend Jim. Jim is a slave and has run away with Huck. They find a raft
and decide to go down the river until they come to a free state. The book goes on about
the adventures Jim and Huck have going down the river. One experience they had was when
they had lost each other on the river. It was foggy and when they tied up their raft and
canoe the raft broke loose and went down the river. Huck followed Jim (who was on the
raft) until they went on opposite sides of an island. Huck fell asleep and when he woke up
he was next to the raft. He went on the raft and woke up Jim. Jim said that he thought
that Huck was dead. Huck lied and said Jim had been asleep for the past ten minutes. This
is a good book because the places and the characters are explained pretty good. The book
is pretty interesting the whole way through. Once you have started to read it you can't
put it down. If you want a book that won't disappoint you this is the one!
Grade 7 Review
My favorite book that I read so far this year was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
It was written by Mark Twain.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was very interesting. It had a lot of action. It was
about a young man that loved adventure. His best friend was Tom Sawyer, and they did a lot
together. The characters are great, and some are funny. An example would be when the duke
comes (at least he said he was a duke) and acts like the most important man in the world.
The book is about a fourteen year old boy with an uneducated family. He lives with a
widow and goes to school. Huck gets mad at his father. So, he thinks of a plan to escape
from father. When father goes to town, Huck puts his plan to work. He heads down the
Mississippi River toward freedom. He uses a raft and builds a leanto on it. He goes down
the great Mississippi. The entire plot is about Huck trying not to be caught and to stay
alive in the wild. He runs into obstacles along the way. The book tells how they handle
the problems. There are friends, strangers, and people who help Huck along the way.
If you want to read a book that is actually a good book, I have the book for you. You
won't regret reading The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn.
