Mark Twain's classic tale of escape and adventure rivetingly retold for young readers. To escape his violent, drunken father, Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death and lives wild in the woods. He meets Jim, a runaway slave, and the two outcasts set off on a dangerous journey down the mighty Mississippi River, in search of freedom. Chapters in this book include: - Me and Tom Sawyer - Pap - Jackson's Island - On the river - Royal strangers - Betrayed! - The rescue plan - Break out - Sad farewells