Tuck Everlasting: With Connections - Hardcover

Babbitt, Natalie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030547830 ISBN 13: 9780030547836

Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1999

Synopsis

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is considered by many to be the greatest of all American novels. This sequel to Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," is a first person narrative told by its title character. The novel picks up where "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" leaves off. Huck Finn who is now wealthy with the discovery of treasure at the end of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" finds himself in great danger from his abusive drunkard father who wishes to cash in on Huck's fortune. Fearing for his life Huck believes that he must run away from his home with the Widow Douglas and her Sister, Miss Watson. Huck fakes his own death and escapes to Jackson's Island. There he finds Miss Watson's escaped slave, Jim. Together they escape down the Mississippi River on a raft. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a story told in the time of slavery with language that embodies the regional dialects that are common to Twain's work and the Mississippi River Valley in which Twain grew up. The novel is as much a biting and satirical commentary on slavery, religion, and civilized society as it is a light-hearted comedy and buddy travel story through Midwestern 19th century America. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes an introduction by Brander Matthews.

About this title

Review:

“A fearsome and beautifully written book that can’t be put down or forgotten” -- The New Yorker

“Intense and powerful, exciting and poignant, TUK EVERLASTING will last for ever – in the readers imagination” -- Amazon.com

About the Author:

Natalie Babbitt started out as an illustrator and has written and illustrated many novels and picture books for children. Tuck Everlasting has won several awards in the US including ALA Notable Book. Natalie has also won countless awards for her other books. Natalie teaches writing for children and book illustration and also writes reviews of children's literature for the New York Times Book Review and other publications. She is a grandmother of 3 and lives in Rhode Island, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0030547830
• ISBN 13: 9780030547836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208