sawyer, tom (fictitious character)

An adaptation of the classic novel in which young Tom Sawyer embarks on a series of adventures along the Mississippi River with his friends Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, including witnessing a murder, looking for buried treasure, and whitewashing a fence.

The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

Relates the adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

Presents an adaptation of the novel that chronicles the boyhood escapades and adventures of Tom Sawyer and his friend, Huckleberry Finn, as they grow up in a small town along the Mississippi River. --Publisher.

Tom Sawyer, a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, tries a new method for curing warts, witnesses a murder, runs away to an island and pretends to be a pirate, watches his own funeral, and falls for the new girl in the neighborhood.

An authoritative edition of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, " based directly on Mark Twain's manuscript, following the exploits of a young boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, and including two hundred illustrations commissioned by Twain from True W. Williams.

Mark Twain's classic story about the adventures of a young boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along the Mississippi River during the mid-1800s.

In this graphic retelling, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn witness a murder, run away from home, and find a treasure in nineteenth-century Missouri.

Three stories of Tom Sawyer published by Mark Twain from 1876 to 1896.

Continues the adventure of "Huck" Finn and his friend Tom Sawyer, as they ride the famous Pony Express and work as scouts for both sides of the Civil War.