Which to read: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer

[Anonymous]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer - if you had to pick just one to read with your kids, which one would you pick?

[Anonymous]

How old are the kids? Tom Sawyer is more fun, and Huckleberry Finn grapples more deeply with real issues.

[Anonymous]

I loved Tom Sawyer. Huck Finn was too serious

[Anonymous]

How old are the kids? Tom Sawyer is a book for children. Huckleberry Finn is a book for adults.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your replies. The kids are 11 and 12.

[Anonymous]

I thought that chronologically TS came first, HF came later.

At any rate, TS is much more "readable". Both are excellent.

[Anonymous]

Puddnhead Wilson

[Anonymous]

At 11 and 12, I would go with Tom Sawyer for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids? Tom Sawyer is a book for children. Huckleberry Finn is a book for adults.

+1 Save Huckleberry Finn for when the kids are teens

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I think we'll tackle Tom Sawyer and save Huck for later.