Pap

Whenever appropriate, this novel attempts to stay true to Mark Twain's original storyline in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn concerning major events and the passage of time. But it offers a new "reading" of his characters, particularly Pap. It is a reading, which, at its core, is fished from undercurrents present in Twain's most famous novel. While this story can be read in isolation, it is meant to be read with Huckleberry Finn, offering answers to the major mysteries that Twain purposely left behind: Was Pap always the way we find him in Huckleberry Finn? Does he care at all for his son? What happened to Huck's mother? And who killed Pap and why?"Even for those not teaching 'Huck Finn', 'Pap' offers a gripping read."- "The Sun" (Lowell, Mass.) 4/24/11