Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

Publisher Marketing: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Tom dirties his clothes in a fight and is made to whitewash the fence the next day as punishment. He cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work. He then trades the treasures for Sunday School tickets which one normally receives for memorizing verses, redeeming them for a Bible, much to the surprise and bewilderment of the superintendent who thought "it was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused two thousand sheaves of Scriptural wisdom on his premises-a dozen would strain his capacity, without a doubt." Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson. Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2010 pg. 130 (EAN 9781597071536, Paperback) Booklist 01/01/2010 pg. 72 (EAN 9781597071536, Paperback) School Library Journal 01/01/2010 pg. 130 (EAN 9781597071529, Hardcover) Booklist 01/01/2010 pg. 72 (EAN 9781597071529, Hardcover) Audio File 02/01/2009 pg. 38 (EAN 9781433215919, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Audio File 02/01/2009 pg. 38 (EAN 9781433210327, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 07/01/2000 (EAN 9780001047587, Analog Audio Cassette) Booklist 04/15/1993 pg. 1530 (EAN 9781561001156, Analog Audio Cassette) School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 85 (EAN 9781882513826, Compact Disc) School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 85 (EAN 9781882513574, Analog Audio Cassette) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 86 (EAN 9781402714603, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 88 (EAN 9780753454787, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 88 (EAN 9780753454787, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 568 (EAN 9780140350036, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780816718597, Hardcover) Library Journal 06/01/2002 pg. 216 (EAN 9781572702264, Compact Disc) Entertainment Weekly 06/16/2000 pg. 80 (EAN 9780743506342, Compact Disc) Beyond the Cover Author Interv 11/01/2000 pg. 19 (EAN 9780743506342, Compact Disc) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 568 (EAN 9780688075101, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 600 (EAN 9780688075101, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1996 (EAN 9780688075101, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 774 (EAN 9780688075101, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 1027 (EAN 9780688075101, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 1155 (EAN 9780688075101, Hardcover) School Library Journal 01/01/1997 pg. 116 (EAN 9780670869848, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1996 pg. 84 (EAN 9780670869848, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 568 (EAN 9780553211283, Mass Market Paperbound) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 568 (EAN 9780520045590, Paperback) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 568 (EAN 9780520045583, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 600 (EAN 9780448405605, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 568 (EAN 9780671456474, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 337 (EAN 9781602707047, Library Binding) Contributor Bio:  Twain, Mark Mark Twain was a humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which has since been called the Great American Novel, and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, leading industrialists and European royalty.