| Authors: |
Clinch, Jon.
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Book |
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Mississippi River -- Fiction.
Missouri -- Fiction.
Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Runaway children -- Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- Fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Boys -- Fiction.
Adventure fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Bildungsromans.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Random House, c2007. |
| Description: |
287 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1400065917 (acid-free paper) 9781400065912 (acid-free paper) |
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| Tags |
historical fiction, huckleberry finn, mark twain, mississippi river, alcoholism, missouri, racism, slavery, american literature, murder, literary fiction, race relations, coming of age, family, 19th century, dark, historical, mississippi, runaway children, twain, cannibalism, contemporary fiction, death, fathers and sons, fugitive slaves, literary, moonshine, prequel, retelling, southern literature, 21st century, adult, adventure, american history, american south, american writers, antebellum, anti-hero, blacks, boys, cambridge, contemporary american literature, disturbing, dysfunctional family, english, evil, family relationships, father-son relationships, finn, friendship, humor, humorous, illinois, ipod, loss, male friendship, metafiction, misogynist, mmpb, modern lit, mystery, pedophilia, race, racial issues, reimagining, runaways, southern, spinoff, spousal abuse, u.s., united states, us history, usa, violence |
| Community reviews |
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Review by Denver Patron |
| Evocative and haunting. Loved it! Too violent, though, to recommend to many people. |
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