The adventures of a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, as he 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.
Presents Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, " the story of a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, and includes explanatory notes, an overview of themes, critical analysis, and other resources.
Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy in early-nineteenth-century Missouri, embarks on a summer of adventures with his friends, Huck and Becky, after witnessing a shocking crime in the village graveyard.
Tom Sawyer, his best friend Huck Finn, his would-be girlfriend Becky Thatcher, and his aunt Polly teach and learn about life, death, race and painting fences in a ?typical? 19th century Midwestern town.