This novel takes place in the small town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. Tom Sawyer is the main character of the book. He is a young boy who always seems to be getting into trouble.
The story starts off as Tom climbs in his window after a long night of troublemaking with his friends. Soon after that, he meets his new friend, Huckleberry Fin, who is a local outcast of the town and lives by his own terms. He was the son of the town drunk and had no one to tell him what to do. Tom and Huck become good friends.
One night the two boys go to the graveyard in hopes to use a dead cat to get rid of some warts. While they are there, they witness the murder of the town doctor, Mr. Robinson. The boys watched as Injun Joe kills the doctor and frames a drunk by the
After the trial ends, the search for Injun Joe begins. Tom is treated like a hero, but feels bad knowing that he broke Huck’s oath. Becky and Tom soon become friends again after Tom takes Becky’s punishment at school for being careless with the teacher’s things. Injun Joe is still at large and Tom and Huck are searching for treasure. While searching near an old ghost house one night, the two boys over hear Injun Joe talking about some gold that he hid. The boys are determined to find it.
As an end of the year celebration, Tom’s whole class goes on a picnic and on a cave exploration near the wood outside of town. While in the caves, Tom and Becky get lost. The whole town searches for them but they are not to be found. They then see Injun Joe snooping around. After Tom and
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