Tom Sawyer

A classic book that I think every child should read is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I first read this book when I was very young, and throughout my reading career so far, I trully enjoy most of Mark Twain's writing. I am captivated through the reading because the lessons and experiences are experienced by many children while growing up.

Tom Sawyer is very mischevious and a trickster. He grows up as an orphan and is very humourous and sly. Tom and his friends often go on adventures that lead them to trouble, but Tom quickly finds his way out of it. He also likes to get in fights and arguments at school because he likes to impress girls and doing this is an easy way to get their attention. Tom's friends Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper also like to go and play along and on the Mississippi River together with him.

This is the perfect story about the tipacle boy who likes to find trouble and who can sweet talk his way out of it. This book takes me back to the days when I was little and I would play outside and use my imagination to be something. Tom often played that he was a pirate on the Mississippi River. Today, I wonder if many kids still use their imaginations like this. I know I would often play at the tank behind my house while pretending I was a pilgrim. I don't think my sister ever did anything like this.