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by Mark Twain (Author), Candy Gourlay (Introduction by)
If you like wild adventures then The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the story for you!
Tom Sawyer is imaginative, exuberant and full of bravado and creates quite a stir when he moves to a small village to stay with his Aunt Polly. But when he accidentally witnesses a murder, Tom is suddenly faced with trouble that's beyond fun mischief. Not only does this edition include the complete, unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get the most from the story and gives lots of recommendations for other adventures you might enjoy.Author Biography
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835 in Missouri. He trained and worked as a printer until 1857 when he became an apprentice pilot on the steamboats of the Mississippi River. After a brief spell as a miner in Nevada, he took up journalism and began using the pen name Mark Twain. Some years of traveling and lecturing followed and in 1870 he married and settled in Connecticut where, in 1876, he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was published eight years later.
Candy Gourlay is the author of Tall Story, Bone Talk, and Is It a Mermaid? Tall Story was shortlisted for 13 prizes and nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
Number of Pages: 304
Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: August 06, 2024
