This Oxford Children's Classic features an introduction by Candy Gourlay and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . . Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death to escape from his cruel father and meets Jim, who is escaping slavery. Together they travel along the Mississippi River in search of a new life. Navigating a world of robbers, slave hunters, and con men, Huck and Jim form a friendship, but will they find the freedom that they both desire?