The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel Tom has several adventures, often with his friend, Huck. One such adventure, Tom's whitewashing of a fence, has been adapted into paintings and referenced in other pieces of popular culture. Originally a commercial failure the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime.
Amy Bates illustrates Tom Sawyer the way Mark Twain would have wanted him to appear: Fun, delightful and light-hearted! It makes you fall in love with Tom Sawyer all over again. What a gift to bring him to life in a primer like this that will instill a love of reading and of the story of Tom Sawyer in the heart of a young reader. All thumbs up on this one!
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