Big Jim and the White Boy

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780593836118 Author(s): David F. Walker Format: Hardcover Year: 2024 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 288 Age: 13-17

Description: A thrilling graphic novel reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South-from the team behind the Eisner Award-winning The Black Panther Party.A thrilling graphic novel reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South-from the team behind the Eisner Award-winning The Black Panther Party.WINNER OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S ALEX AWARD . A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR- The Washington Post, School Library Journal, Library Journal'A brilliant remix of history, politics, satire, and passion filtered through the comics medium by two masters of storytelling.'-John Jennings, Hugo Award-winning comics creatorCommonly regarded as one of the great American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers since 1885. But since its publication, critics have rightfully condemned Mark Twain's troubling portrayal of Black Americans as stereotypes and caricatures, with contemporary fans searching for a modern update to this iconic tale.Big Jim and the White Boy is a radical retelling of this American classic, centering the experiences of Jim, an enslaved Black man in search of his kidnapped wife and children, along with his cheeky sidekick, Huckleberry Finn. Jim and Huck's high-stakes adventures take them on an epic voyage across the antebellum South and Midwest, through Confederate war camps and runaway safe houses, into Old West standoffs, and on the road as covert Underground Railroad agents. Intertwined into the story of Jim and Huck are the stories of Jim's descendants in the 1930s, 1980s, and 2020s, making this a multigenerational family epic as well