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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Unabridged Classics)

by Mark Twain
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Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It’s something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom’s sly trickery with the whitewashed fence—when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him—to his and Becky Thatcher’s calamities in Bat Cave, the enjoyment just never ends.



The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.

Scott created these drawings in scratchboard ­ an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories.... see complete book description
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  • cody g says

    yes it does but it would be hard to read when i was a kid

    posted Sunday, March 9 2008 reply

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    (cody g’s previously rated this books 5 stars, read review)

  • sally m says

    You are completely right ! I agree. SO childish, yet that's what makes it a good book !

    posted Wednesday, February 20 2008 reply

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    (sally m’s previously rated this books 4 stars)

  • fatherofhollywood says

    This story should be of equal interest to children and adults alike. It has timeless elements such as childhood fantasy, coming of age, young crushes, excitement and danger.

    posted Friday, November 2 2007 reply

  • xmelinda says

    I never got around to reading this as a kid, so I'm reading it now and enjoying it a lot. It's quite funny.

    posted Friday, November 2 2007 reply

  • renuka s says

    one of my favorite books since childhood

    posted Thursday, October 25 2007 reply

  • antony g says

    always a good read, read it again, a few years before, still tom is freash in mind, some thing similar to our malgudi days- R K narayan, the place , imaginary time all comes to u, like a dream( but alas ur awake ), . master piece....

    posted Thursday, October 18 2007 reply

  • antony g says

    always a good read, read it again, a few years before, still tom is freash in mind, some thing similar to our malgudi days- R K narayan, the place , imaginary time all comes to u, like a dream( but alas ur awake ), . master piece....

    posted Thursday, October 18 2007 reply

  • dancing24seven says

    I personally didn't enjoy this book. I thought it was boring and was very slow. I thought it was written with great description but it just isn't the type of book I would want to read for pleasure.

    posted Monday, August 27 2007 reply

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