Incredible adventures along the banks of the Mississippi! Tom Sawyer has an eye for adventure, and is forever getting into scrapes with his friends and partners in crime Huck Finn and Joe Harper. The three boys run away together to live like pirates on an island, returning just in time to attend their own funeral. Tom and Huck even witness a murder, and later discover a marvellous hoard of treasure. Tom Sawyer's life is more exciting than his wildest dreams...and his adventures are just the sort every boy - and girl - loves to read about. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was first published in 1876 - and it has never been out of print.
This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher Classics .
There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humourist. Katie Paterson lives in the Midlands and is the mother of two grown children. Her ambition is to keep reading alive for children. Jools Oliver lives with her husband and two little girls in London and Essex. This is her first book for children. Claire Fletcher has been an illustrator for over 10 years. 'The Sea Shell Song', the first children's book she illustrated, was awarded the Mother Goose Award. Claire lives in Hastings with her partner and daughter Alice.
This book contains the following story:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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?
This book features the following characters:
Huckleberry Finn
This book features the character Huckleberry Finn.
Tom Sawyer
This book features the character Tom Sawyer.
