About this book
In the sun-drenched village of St. Petersburg, Missouri, Tom Sawyer is the undisputed king of mischief: outwitting his Aunt Polly, tricking friends into whitewashing his fence, falling head-over-heels for the new girl Becky Thatcher, and fleeing to Jackson's Island to live as a pirate. But beneath the laughter lurks something darker. One midnight in the graveyard, Tom and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder—and are bound by a blood oath to stay silent. As an innocent man awaits the gallows and the real killer prowls free, Tom's conscience wages war against his fear. His courage will be tested once more when he and Becky become hopelessly lost in the labyrinthine depths of McDougal's Cave, stalked by the very man Tom most fears. A story of boyhood at its wildest and most vivid, Tom Sawyer is also a profound meditation on moral courage, loyalty, and the painful cost of growing up.
