The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Collins Classics)

Now he found out a new thing -- namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
An idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is said to be based on Twain's own experiences. Mischievous and full of energy, Tom enjoys childish pranks and pastimes with his friends, and town outcast, Huck Finn. However, one night Huck and Tom witness the local vagabond, Injun Joe, commit a murder at the town graveyard and so begins their swift journey into adulthood. A coming-of-age tale, Tom's adventures gives a nostalgic portrayal of boyhood and it remains one of Twain's most well-loved novels