num_pages: 224
description: Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s  The Great American ReadThis 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.
language: English
title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
titlecomplete: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
characters: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
genres: Fiction, Classics, Novels, Young Adult, Childrens, American, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adventure, School
ratings_count: 908806
places: Missouri, Hannibal, Missouri
series: Adventures of Tom and Huck
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Bantam Classics