21st Century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mystery at Rolling Dunes
Carson Cunningham
Paperback
(Huckleberry Books, Oct. 28, 2014)
Revisit a childhood classic with Carson Cunningham’s modern and witty take on a beloved hero in 21st Century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mystery at Rolling Dunes.When Huck Finn falls into an Arctic ice hole, he’s unwittingly frozen solid…for 170 years!Discovered and thawed out by commercial-minded scientists, he soon finds himself hunted by those who would love nothing more than to exploit his phenomenal story. But using his signature smarts, Huck escapes the scientists’ clutches and flees to a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan, where he sets up camp in the forest and tries living on his own.Feeling lonesome, he ventures out and meets a group of boys who call themselves the Musketeers. Befriended by their leader, Johnny MacShea, Huck is soon welcomed as a member of the gang and becomes the star of the boys’ local football team.While Huck finds a welcome home in Johnny MacShea’s family, not everyone embraces his sudden appearance in the small town, especially the parents of players on opposing football teams. In fact, just as he’s on the verge of solving a mystery that threatens the MacShea family, Huck is forced into a government-run facility for boys.Can he find a way back to Johnny MacShea’s family in time to resolve the mystery endangering the MacSheas and win the football championship with the Musketeers?