The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Read this 19th-century childhood adventure story that confronts the reality of racism in America.

''There comes a time in every boy''s life when when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure''

Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his relations. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of it. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, runs away to be a pirate, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent man from the gallows, searches for treasure in a haunted house, foils a devilish plot and discovers a box of gold. But can he escape his nemesis, the villainous Injun Joe?

BACKSTORY: Find out some fascinating facts about the author and have a go at a game of marbles!

• | Author: Mark Twain
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780099573685
• | ISBN-10: 0099573687