My Jim

To help her granddaughter accept the risks of loving, Sadie Watson mines her memory for the tale of the unquenchable love of her life, Jim. Sadie's Jim was an ambitious young slave and seer who, when faced with the prospect of being sold, escaped down the Mississippi with a white boy named Huck Finn. Sadie is suddenly left alone, worried about her children, reviled as a witch, punished for Jim's escape, and convinced her husband is dead. But Sadie's will and her love for Jim animate her life and see her through.

Told with spare eloquence and mirroring the true stories of countless slave women, My Jim recreates one of the most controversial characters in American literature. A nuanced critique of the great American novel, My Jim is a haunting and inspiring story about freedom, longing, and the remarkable endurance of love.

Look for the Reader's Group Guide at the back of this book.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 01/24/2006
ISBN: 9781400054015
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.12w x 0.52d
Award: Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award - Winner
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 88849 / My Jim: A Novel
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 5