Tom Sawyer Book Review

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Book Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain Rating - 4/5 A story of childhood development, a treasure hunt, and a murder! Tom Sawyer a boy raised by His Aunt Polly and his half brother Sid in St. Petersburg Missouri. After getting into trouble Tom is made to whitewash a fence on a Saturday as punishment. Tom Sawyer's wild and mischievous antics are always landing him in trouble. Life going good for Tom as usual trouble starts when Tom goes to the graveyard with his friend and see something he shouldn’t have. As the guilt grows the story takes some twists and turns leading to a murder, lost treasure and faking their own deaths. A classical novel of a boy and his journey to adulthood along with Tom and his friends, Joe Harper, Becky and Huckleberry Finn as their adventures all start out from a simple game of finding hidden treasure to much more!!! This classic American novel by Mark Twain has amazing expressions, humour, romance and suspense. Recommended for those who want an easy-to-read "classic" I struggled with some language first but then started to go deeper into the plot and connect to the story. It was an enjoyable read that I wouldn’t regret reading again and again. Although there was an awful lot amount of racism in the book which was highly due to the fact that it was written in such period of time. I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone who likes to read and people that like adventure. Overall I rated this book a 4 out of 5 because of its wonderful story, unforgettable adventures and long lasting characters. This book was introduced to me by my teacher in the silent reading periods because I’m not much of a reader but I’d like to be I enjoy when my teacher introduces new books to me. Some strategies that I used while reading were a thesaurus because the author used language that was spoken in
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