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by Mark Twain (Author), John Seelye (Introduction) "'TOM!' No answer. 'Tom!' No answer. 'What's gone with that boy, I wonder?..." (more)
Key Phrases: Injun Joe, Aunt Polly, Tom Sawyer (more...)
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Evoking life in a small Mississippi River town, Tom Sawyer is Twain's hymn to the secure and fantastic world of boyhood and adventure.

About the Author
Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). He was born in Missouri, USA. He travelled around America, seeking fame and fortune before returning to become a steam-boat pilot on the Mississippi River, where he had grown up. Later he became a successful journalist and travel writer. In 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, inspired by his own childhood, was published, followed eight years later by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (October 7, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140390839
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140390834
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
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Injun Joe, Aunt Polly, Tom Sawyer, Muff Potter, Joe Harper, Becky Thatcher, Cardiff Hill, Jeff Thatcher, Robin Hood, Ben Rogers, Huckleberry Finn, Amy Lawrence, Johnny Miller, Alfred Temple, Bob Tanner, Jackson's Island, By-and-by Tom, Jim Hollis, Mars Tom, Presently Tom, Sereny Harper, Temperance Tavern
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44 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The First Great Coming of Age American Novel, May 14, 2000
Tom Sawyer is one of the most endearing characters in American fiction. This wonderful book deals with all the challenges that any young person faces, and resolves them in exciting and unusual ways.

Like many young people, Tom would rather be having fun than going to school and church. This is always getting him into trouble, from which he finds unusual solutions. One of the great scenes in this book has Tom persuading his friends to help him whitewash a fence by making them think that nothing could be finer than doing his punishment for playing hooky from school. When I first read this story, it opened up my mind to the potential power of persuasion.

Tom also is given up for dead and has the unusual experience of watching his own funeral and hearing what people really thought of him. That's something we all should be able to do. By imagining what people will say at our funeral, we can help establish the purpose of our own lives. Mark Twain has given us a powerful tool for self-examination in this wonderful sequence.

Tom and Huck Finn also witness a murder, and have to decide how to handle the fact that they were not supposed to be there and their fear of retribution from the murderer, Injun Joe.

Girls are a part of Tom's life, and Becky Thatcher and he have a remarkable adventure in a cave with Injun Joe. Any young person will remember the excitement of being near someone they cared about alone in this vignette.

Tom stands for the freedom that the American frontier offered to everyone. His aunt Polly represents the civilizing influence of adults and towns. Twain sets up a rewarding novel that makes us rethink the advantages of both freedom and civilization. In this day of the Internet frontier, this story can still provide valuable lessons about listening to our inner selves and acting on what they have to say. Enjoy!

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, January 1, 2001
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~The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fascinating and adventurous book about a boy named Tom Sawyer. He has a major crush on a girl called Becky Thacker. In this book, Tom goes to an island with two of his friends, attends their own funeral, and look for treasure! Tom sees Injun Joe a killer with treasure. He wants it, but his only clue where Injun Joe hid it is that it has something to do with number 2. Tom is now lost in a cave all alone with Becky. Can he find his way out of the cave and~~ the way to the treasure? I agree with Mark Twain's decisions and ideas. I believe that I would be doing the same thing if I were in his position. His decisions are able to happen; yet The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is such a good book. I would recommend this book to people who like adventurous books, and likes classics. It leaves you at so many cliffhangers that you can help but read all of it at once, for the people who like cliffhangers.~
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5.0 out of 5 stars BORING????, September 12, 1999
Once again the word boring rears it's ugly head. In looking over the reviews that people have written, I have seen the word boring being used quite often when describing a book including this one. What is most upsetting is that it is often stated by high school students. Why do we continue to require high school students to read books that are obviously over their heads? Not all teenagers fit into this category, but when we raise our children on mega doses of television, and bombard them with advertising, what do we expect? Reviewing books is such a subjective task, and everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, the word boring says more about the person using it than the book being reviewed. Read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with an open mind, come up with YOUR OWN opinion, like it, dislike it, but please don't use the word boring.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fun, fun!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Did not enjoy...read Huck Finn instead
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5.0 out of 5 stars America's first great work of children's literature
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5.0 out of 5 stars A true American classic
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When I was a li'l kid I always use to watching cartoons.Probably my most sought after one was this.It's not because it was simply a good one. Read more
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