| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812504208 ISBN-13: 9780812504200 Publisher: Aerie OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1989 Annotation: Children have been able to read about Tom Sawyer with a sense of recognition for the feelings of childhood truly rendered: how Tom find solace for his unjust treatment at the hands of Aunt Polly by dreaming of running away; or how he loves Becky Thatcher, the sort of simpering little blonde girl all boys love, and how he does absolutely the right thing in lying and taking her punishment in school to protect her; or how he and his friends pretend to be pirates or the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, accurately interrupting their scenarios with arguments about who plays what part...Tom Sawyer is surely among America's undisputed contributions to the world's cast of unforgettable characters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Tor Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 4.2" W x 6.85" (0.29 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 502 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer includes a Biographical Note, Preface, and Afterword by Keith Neilson. |
Contributor Bio(s): Twain, Mark: - Mark Twain was a humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, leading industrialists and European royalty. |