The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

The mischievous and inventive little boy Tom Sawyer is followed in Mark Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as he makes his way around the sleepy hamlet of St. Petersburg Missouri. Tom goes on a number of experiences with his closest buddy Huckleberry Finn including playing pirates and looking for riches as well as going to his own funeral and seeing a murder. Tom has moral and developmental challenges throughout the novel but in the end he learns the value of accountability and integrity. The book is a timeless coming-of-age story that has won readers' hearts for more than a century.