Novel by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer is the orphaned rascal who loves adventure and dislikes rules. Superstitious and devious, Tom gets into plenty of trouble on his own, but throw in a real-life murderer, buried treasure, and getting lost in a cave during a Sunday school picnic and you've got a real adventure!

Grade level: 6-9
Setting: Mid-America, 1840s

Also available by Mark Twain:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn