The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives by the Mississippi River in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, a town based upon Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. The story follows Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn as they witness murder committed by an evil man named Injun Joe, whom Tom Sawyer will eventually testify against. The novel was written in 1876 by Mark Twain, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is considered one of Twain's most appreciated books, with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn closely shadowing it.