The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Reading Level 6-7 Moderate (Lvl 3)
Ages 9-12
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
A clever boy escapes his harsh home by pretending to be dead and embarks on a river journey full of adventure with Jim, a man seeking freedom. Along the winding Mississippi, they encounter challenges that test their friendship and courage. Their story explores themes of bravery, loyalty, and the struggle for justice.
Representation & Themes
FriendshipAdventureRace RelationsComing of AgeSocial Justice
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 3 — Moderate Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Physical Danger Emotional: Fear & Anxiety Social: Racial Discrimination Emotional: Identity & Self-Discovery
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780142437179
- Pages
- 327
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 2003
- Type
- Fiction
Genres
Fiction
Subjects
Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- FictionRunaway children -- FictionMale friendship -- FictionFugitive slaves -- FictionRace relations -- FictionBoys -- FictionMississippi River -- FictionMissouri -- Fictionadventure and adventurersAdventure storiesAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)American literatureBoysChild and youth fictionChildren's fictionchild witnessesCourtshipEnglish languagefriendshipFugitive slaveshistoryhumorHumorous storiesJuvenile fictionjuvenile literatureliteratureLoyaltyMale friendshipManners and customsorphansPersonnagesRace relationsraftingRafting (Sports)RevengeRunaway childrenRunawaysrunaway teenagerssatireSistersslaverySlavesSocial classessocial history-United States-1800sSocial life and customsTravelVoyagevoyages and travelsyoung menYoung womenAmerican literature, history and criticism, 19th centuryAmerican literature, outlines, syllabi, etc.American manuscriptsamitie masculineAnglais (langue)boys in literatureDictionariesDummies (Bookselling)enfants fugueursEnglish as a second languageesclaves fugitifsExaminationsFacsimilesForeign speakersgarconsGarçonsLiterary CriticismLong Now Manual for CivilizationManuscriptsopen_syllabus_projectReadersReaders for new literatesrelations racialesRomansRôle selon le sexe dans la littératureSpecimensStudy and teachingStudy guidesFictionHuckleberry Finn (Fictitious character)Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseVoyagesAmitiéHistoireFiction, generalMississippi river, fictionMissouri, fictionAdventure and adventurers, fictionSlavery, fictionFinn, huckleberry (fictitious character), fictionRunaways (Fictitious characters)Romans, nouvellesFriendship, fictionBoys, fictionVoyages and travels -- FictionFriendship -- FictionSlavery -- FictionMissouri -- History -- 19th century -- FictionChildren's literatureAmerican fictionRoman américainAmitié masculineLivres en gros caractèresClasses socialesJeunes femmesAmoursSœursLarge print booksFictional Works Publication TypeAdventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark)Criticism and interpretationRace relations in literatureComing of ageHuckleberry Finn (Fictional character)HumorousAction & AdventureMississippi, fictionEnslaved persons, fictionFiction, coming of ageFiction, humorous, generalSouthern states, fictionFinn, huckleberryFinn, huckleberry (fictitious character)Finn, huckleberry (fictitious character)--fictionRunaway children--fictionMale friendship--fictionFugitive slaves--fictionRace relations--fictionBoys--fictionPs1305 .a1 2003813/.4Twain, mark , 1835-1910Boys--travelBoys--travel--mississippi river--fictionSex role in literatureBoys--missouri--fictionPs1305.a2 g73 1995Ps1305 .t93 1999Boys & menIn literatureSpanishFrenchThe adventures of huckleberry finn (twain)Relations raciales dans la littératureHuckleberry finnFinn, huckleberry (personnage fictif)Fiction, action & adventureSlaves, fictionFiction, humorousUnited states, historyTwain, mark, 1835-1910Sawyer, tom (fictitious character), fictionLiterature and fiction, juvenileFiction, historicalTom sawyer (fictitious character)Aventuras-Novelas-Libros infantilesAbenturak-Eleberriak-Haur eta gazteentzako liburuakWit and humorHistory and criticismLibraryPersonal copyHistorical fictionAfrican AmericansAdventure fictionLarge type booksMissouri HannibalMississippi River
People
Mark Twain (author)Samuel Clemens (author)Clemens, S.L. (author)Mark Twain (pen name)Huckleberry Finn (Fictitious character)Huckleberry FinnTom SawyerJimJudge ThatcherThe Widow DouglasFinn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character)the king (fictitious character)the duke (fictitious character)Aunt Sally (fictitious character)Aunt Polly (fictitious character)Uncle Silas (fictitious character)Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Places
Mississippi RiverMissouriArkansas