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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
About this Book
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, in the 1840s, it centers on the mischievous, imaginative Tom Sawyer and his misadventures. From whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence to searching for treasure with Huckleberry Finn and witnessing a grave-robbing murder in a cemetery, Twain's masterpiece captures the nostalgic spirit, humor, and danger of American boyhood.