ABOUT THE BOOK I first fell in love when I was about nine years old. My mother handed me a well-worn copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer because I was hungry for something to read and she ended up losing me for several days as I became lost in Tom’s adventures. What wasn’t to like about this kid? He was smart, charming, and a bit of a rogue. He had wonderful imagination and dreamed of big adventures. As a kid who was often drawn into the adventures of Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, I felt a real connection with Tom’s fantastic imagination. I also felt myself drawn into his seemingly idyllic existence in the sultry summers on the Mississippi, and I could almost feel Tom sitting beside me, discussing what brand of mischief he’d fallen into. Twain’s leisurely, conversational writing style became more appealing as I grew up. Like Tom, I almost refused to grow old, and now that I have children of my own, the oldest of whom is making her first forays into reading chapter books, I’m eager to introduce Tom and his gang of robbers to them. I see a lot of Tom’s spirit in my kids; there’s the same love for life, for adventure, and for spinning a great story. In truth, Tom is not all that different from a 20th or 21st century kid. In many ways, he is someone many of us might have known when we ourselves were kids. What better way to reawaken our own childhoods than to disappear in Tom’s story? MEET THE AUTHOR Chris St-Jean is a Canadian teacher who has enjoyed American literature for as long as she can remember. Her daughters, ages three and seven, seem to have inherited her appreciation for books as well. She spends her free time writing short stories, hanging out with her husband and children, and working toward a black belt in karate. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK When readers compare Mark Twain’s boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri and the life of young Tom Sawyer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, they are bound to see parallels. In fact, Twain based the characters of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on two kids he knew during his formative years. In his autobiography, Twain wrote that The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is, in essence, a fictionalized account of his boyhood, with depictions of the school, the scenery and even the interactions with his classmates and teacher told in rich detail. While many may have a romanticized view of schooling in the 19th century, Twain paints a picture not unlike those told by our own 21st-century children. Children look for distractions in and out of the classroom, homework is done with varying degrees of care, and the teacher piles on the work, trying not to get frustrated with the lack of attention from her students. Tom doesn’t make any claims of being a well-behaved young man, and Twain certainly doesn’t portray him as such. Much of what Tom relays in his world is pleasant, reminding readers of a simpler existence free from the stresses of adulthood. As in the real world, however, evil casts shadows along the fringe of Tom’s reality, reminding us that things aren’t always perfect. These connections between a classic and reality today are likely why The Adventures of Tom Sawyer continues to be Twain’s best-selling work. In an ironic twist, while this is a novel seemingly geared to older children, Twain himself has said, “It is not a boy’s book, at all. It will only be read by adults. It is only written for adults.” Regardless of the intended audience, this is certainly a book which continues to resonate with an audience of any age. Buy a copy to keep reading!

ABOUT THE BOOK Since its initial publication in the mid-1880s, author Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has remained a perennial favorite of readers young and old. Often included in lists of the greatest American novels ever written, Huckleberry Finn has inspired reams of scholarly analysis in the century since its debut for the many ways, overt and subtle, that Twain both reflected and critiqued the cultural and social mores of the times in which he wrote. The story of Huckleberry Finn is deceptively simple in its structure, telling of the further escapades of the title character, first introduced by Twain as a secondary protagonist in his 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (and who would later appear, again in a secondary role, in the sequel novels Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective). MEET THE AUTHOR Born and raised in Chicago before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area, award-winning writer Zaki Hasan is a professor of communication and media studies, and has been a media scholar and critic for more than fifteen years. He is co-author of Quirk Books' Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture, and his work has been featured in Q-News, Illume, and The Huffington Post. He is also contributing editor at Altmuslimah.com. Since 2004, his blog ZakisCorner.com has been a one-stop forum for musings on news, media, politics, and pop culture, nominated for "Best Blog" by the Brass Crescent Awards in 2010 and 2011

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Book 1: Embark on a nostalgic journey along the Mississippi River with “Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.” Twain's memoir recounts his experiences as a steamboat pilot, offering a vivid and humorous portrayal of the people, landscapes, and challenges along the great river. Join Twain as he revisits the river of his youth and reflects on the changes brought about by progress and time. Book 2: Experience the adventures of boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi with “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain.” Twain's classic novel introduces readers to the mischievous and imaginative Tom Sawyer as he navigates the small-town life of St. Petersburg, Missouri, capturing the essence of childhood along the iconic river. Book 3: Immerse yourself in a tale of mistaken identities and social commentary with “The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.” Twain's novel explores the lives of two boys who switch places—Tom Canty, a pauper, and Prince Edward, the heir to the throne. This historical adventure unfolds against the backdrop of 16th-century England, offering a blend of humor, adventure, and social commentary.

Describes the adventures of a boy growing up in a nineteenth-century Mississippi River town, as he plays hookey on an island, witnesses a crime, hunts for pirate treasure, and becomes lost in a cave.

An imaginative, clever, and mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder in a graveyard and Tom is forced to testify against the murderer, Injun Joe. Injun Joe escapes and when Tom and his crush Becky Thatcher meet him in a dark cave their hope of escape diminishes... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very well known and popular coming of age story concerning the American youth. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime. Although The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is sometimes overshadowed by its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the book is considered a masterpiece of American literature, and was one of the first novels to be written on a typewriter. Mark Twain was greatly inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings and Tom and Huck's relationship is by many compared to that of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain. It is the first book in the series of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896). Mark Twain, pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910), was an American humorist, lecturer, journalist and novelist who acquired international fame for his adventure stories of boyhood, especially "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" as well as for his travel narratives, especially "The Innocents Abroad", "Roughing It", and "Life on the Mississippi". Twain transcended the apparent limitations of his origins to become a popular public figure and one of America’s most beloved writers.

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete 12 Novels of Mark Twain” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: A Tale of Today The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Prince and the Pauper Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court The American Claimant Tom Sawyer Abroad Pudd'nhead Wilson Tom Sawyer, Detective Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc A Horse’s Tale The Mysterious Stranger Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."