| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Paulsen, Gary (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0689831390 ISBN-13: 9780689831393 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: Marl Twain's classic American novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been championed by none other than writer Ernest Hemingway ("All modern literature stems from this one book"). Beautifully packaged and elegantly designed, this book contains the full and unabridged text of the original classic, plus a reader's guide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99063497 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Series: Aladdin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 5.13" W x 7.62" (0.78 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Theometrics - Classic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 501 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The great American writer Ernest Hemingway, had this to say about Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn: All modern, literature, stems from this one book. In this quintessential American novel, Tom Sawyer's best friend, Huckleberry Finn, travels down the Mississippi River on a raft with a slave named Jim, getting himself in and out of danger along the way |
Contributor Bio(s): Paulsen, Gary: - Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He has written over 100 books for adults and young readers. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.Twain, Mark: - Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens. His humorous tales of human nature, especially The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), remain standard texts in high school and college literature classes. Twain was born and died in years in which Halley's Comet passed by Earth: 1835 and 1910. |