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This childhood classic relates a small-town boy's pranks and escapades with timeless humor and wisdom. In addition to his everyday stunts (searching for buried treasure, trying to impress the adored Becky Thatcher), Tom experiences a dramatic turn of events when he witnesses a murder, runs away, and returns to attend his own funeral and testify in court. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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Mark Twain (1835-1910), né Samuel Langhorne Clemens, était un écrivain, humoriste et conférencier américain connu pour son esprit et sa description vivante de la vie américaine au XIXe siècle. Il est largement considéré comme l'un des plus grands auteurs américains. Les ¿uvres de Twain explorent souvent les thèmes de la race, de la société et de la moralité. Ses romans les plus célèbres comprennent Les aventures de Tom Sawyer et Les aventures de Huckleberry Finn, qui sont considérés comme des chefs-d'¿uvre de la littérature américaine.
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This childhood classic relates a small-town boy's pranks and escapades with timeless humor and wisdom. In addition to his everyday stunts (searching for buried treasure, trying to impress the adored Becky Thatcher), Tom experiences a dramatic turn of events when he witnesses a murder, runs away, and returns to attend his own funeral and testify in court. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
