Weekend Post: Festivals: Annapolis Book Festival celebrates Mark Twain

Max Kalifut still has fond memories of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The Key School senior read Mark Twain's novel last year, and remembers admiring the book's daring raft trip down the Mississippi, as well as the message of the story.

"Anybody who writes a great book like that deserves to be celebrated," added Key junior Mike Norfleet, 16.

Visitors to the upcoming Annapolis Book Festival will get the chance to do just that - since the event commemorates the 100th anniversary of Twain's death - and a whole lot more as well. A total of 30 authors from across the country will be highlighted at the festival, covering subjects as diverse as global security, the world's waters, romance and the Chesapeake Bay.

The event attracts about 3,000 people each year.

Among those slated for this year's festival are Jeffrey Deaver, author of "The Bone Collector"; Mark Kurlansky, author of "Salt: A World History" and "Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World"; and Ashley Merryman, author of "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children."

In my opinion this festivals seems like a great fun time and i would love to have the chance to attend. I read The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn in I think, 5th grade and i don't remember much about it, but it was a good book. Mark Twain wrote some of the best poems like "A Dream Deferred" and he will be greatly remembered.