Summary of Percival Everett’s James

James (2024) by best-selling author Percival Everett is a new take on the 1885 classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Jim, a slave in Hannibal, Missouri, learns that he is facing separation from his family. He hides on Jackson Island, where he meets Huck Finn, a white boy who has escaped his abusive father. They embark on a perilous journey on the Mississippi River, as Jim seeks both his freedom and his family. Jim’s intelligence and resilience are evident as he teaches Huck about survival and the harsh realities of slavery.