James is available for check out at the branch. It is also available on Libby as an ebook and audiobook.
\n\nSummary:
\nA retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\, both harrowing and feroc iously funny\, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslav ed Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans\, sep arated from his wife and daughter forever\, he decides to hide on nearby J ackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile\, Huck Finn has fak ed his own death to escape his violent father\, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know\, thus begins the dangerous an d transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusi ve and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While m any narrative set pieces of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in p lace (floods and storms\, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexp ected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river's banks\, enc ountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin...)\, Jim's agen cy\, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light. Brimm ing with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a "cult literary icon" (Oprah Daily)\, and one of the most decora ted writers of our lifetime\, James is destined to be a major publishing e vent and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
\n< p>\nQuestions about this program? \;Contact the branch 240-773- 9460
\nDon't have a card right now? \; No worries! \; Find o ut how to \;Get a Library Card.
\nLibrary Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggeste d age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the a ge of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intend ed for children must have an accompanying child.
\nIf you plan to at tend with a group of ten or more\, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.\n
To request an accommodation\, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help\, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource o r event\, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.
\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.i nfo/event/17017365 URL;VALUE=URI:https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17017365 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/mcpl/MP-bookclubs.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR