The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read This irresistible tale of the adventures of two friends growing up in frontier America is one of Mark Twain's most popular novels. The farcical, colorful, and poignant escapades of Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn brilliantly depict the humor and pathos of growing up on the geographic and cultural rim of nineteenth-century America. Originally intended for children, the book transcends genre in its magical depiction of innocence and possibility, and is now regarded as one of Twain's masterpieces.
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While I can understand why the racist elements in this book, such as referring to Black people with language unacceptable with a modern viewpoint and the character "Injun Joe," Mark Twain's later attitudes toward those not in the dominant caste in his later books heartens me.
The storytelling and lighthearted nature of this book was absolutely delightful, and the illustrations were remarkably put together. Very easy to split the chapters into in...read more
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