Big Jim and the White Boy: An American Classic Reimagined is a graphic novel written by David F. Walker and illustrated by Marcus Kwame Anderson. It is a retelling of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with the character of Jim acting as the protagonist.
Plot Big Jim and the White Boy reinterprets Twain's original novel from Jim's perspective, as he searches for his enslaved wife and children, with Huckleberry Finn acting as his sidekick. The book continues past the original novel's ending, having the elderly Jim pass his story onto his descendants and following his descendants into the 20th and 21st centuries.
Reception Rob Salkowitz from Forbes praised Walker and Anderson for "reimagining Huckleberry Finn in a way that expresses Jim’s full humanity and expands the canvas of Twain’s work without losing the scope, flavor and humor of the original" Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal gave the book starred reviews, with Publishers Weekly noting Anderson's "bold and dynamic art style that emphasizes the harrowing and tender aspects in equal measure". + Awards and honors for Big Jim and the White BoyYearAward/HonorResultRef.2025Eisner Award for Best Publication for TeensNominatedRingo Award for Best Original Graphic NovelNominated56th NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Graphic NovelNominatedAmerican Library Association's Great Graphic Novels for TeensTop TenAlex AwardsTop Ten
See also
James (novel), another reimagining of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Jim as the protagonist
References
== External links == Interview on the book on NPR