“Finn: a novel will be very appealing to teenage as well as adult readers.”—Paul Barrett, Academic Dean, St. Albans School for Boys (Washington, DC)
“I finished reading Finn: a novel last night and I couldn’t help but be impressed with Matthew Olshan’s writing. He certainly has created a resourceful character in Chloe. I also couldn’t help but feel a bit sad that more than 100 years after Huckleberry Finn was originally published, the prejudices and ignorance portrayed in that novel remain on full display. Chloe is just as surprised as Huck to find that Silvia and other minorities are fully realized human beings. This book begs to be read and discussed.”—Deborah Taylor, former president of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association
“The protagonist is a teenage girl whose sense of moral responsibility and social injustice leads her to confront disquieting aspects of American society.”—Eleanor W. Kingsbury, former head of the Bermuda High School for Girls
“It took me just a single day of my Thanksgiving holiday to ride through this fast-paced, scenic series of unforgettable adventures.”—Chloe LeGendre (13)
“Any time I gave the slightest thought to putting down Finn: a novel, even for a couple of minutes, something new, exciting, and interesting happened, and I just had to keep right on reading.”—Stacy Cooper (13)
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