Young adult · Adventure
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy growing up beside the Mississippi, always scheming his way out of chores and into trouble. A graveyard witness, a hunt for buried treasure and a cave all bring him closer to real danger.
- First published
- 1864
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 231
- Format
- Book 1 of 4 in Adventures of Tom and Huck
Read this if you want a funny, affectionate portrait of boyhood in a river town, with pranks, treasure hunts and a few real scares.
Skip this if you dislike period language, since the book carries racist terms and attitudes of its 1800s setting.
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