In the book, Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, a young boy named Huckleberry Finn escaped from his father’s house and makes a run down the Mississippi River. Along the way he meets Jim (a friend’s runaway slave) and he accompanies him on the long journey down south. On the way, they accidentally stumble upon a 30 year old feud and almost lose their lives, and also allow two men, who turn out to be criminals, join them on their break to the Deep South. Then Jim is caught and now is the property of Tom Sawyer’s Uncle Silas. Can Huckleberry help Jim escape so that they can continue their trip down the Mississippi River? Will they get caught, if so what will the punishment be for a slave who ran away twice, and a runaway boy who helped him escape? Read Huckleberry Finn to find out.

I would connect this book to Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart. These two stories are similar because in both stories the main character runs away from the only home they have. Also along the way both meet up with 1 or more people that join them on their journey, but soon leave. And they encounter many problems along the way. Both are trying to get back something they desperately want. In Huckleberry Finn, they are trying to get back Jim’s freedom, but in Some Kind of Courage, the main character wants his horse back. That is how these two stories are alike. Read Huckleberry Finn if you enjoyed reading the book Some kind of courage By Dan Gemeinhart.