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Book Review By Eugene Kim
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer is a child who is bored of a city life; he wants to get out into the wild. However, when he notices a criminal murdering a guy in a graveyard, he gets scared. He then gets lost in a cave with the girl he has a crush on, but they both get out after finding a treasure.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Kids: - solving crimes (scooby doooo!)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem?
Wild kid(s)? - runaway!

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a kid
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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