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"In this tale full of childhood mischief, adventure, and trouble, Tom turns the [Missouri] town of St. Petersburgh on its ear nearly every day--but there's a darker side to this town as well. When his childish adventures take a deadly turn, Tom and his outcast friend, Huckleberry Finn, must find a way to rise to the challenge, or else...!"--Page 4 of cover.

Tom Sawyer, a mischievous young boy, lives in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri with his Aunt Polly and half-brother Sid. Together with his friend Huckleberry Finn, the son of a drunk, ruthless father, he accidentally witnesses a murder. What unfolds in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is a series of exhilarating events: both friends identify Injun Joe, the real murderer, in court; testify to the innocence of the person wrongly accused and find buried treasure in a haunted house. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Huck escapes from the clutches of his father and encounters Jim, a runaway slave. They embark on an exciting journey along the Mississippi River, meeting different people and participating in their unusual lives. With time, Huck finds himself in a moral dilemma over societal values and his own friendship with Jim. With The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain presents a sharp social commentary on 19th-century American life through scathing satire, folksy humour, colloquial speech and coarse language.

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. This is a dimension of imagination. In the case of these stories, it is THE 2nd TIME where author Tom Sawyer’s imagination takes flight in an explosive follow-up to IN ROD WE TRUST, a collection of stories uniquely inspired by Rod Serling's THE TWILIGHT ZONE television series. Mr. Sawyer, as a celebrated Michigan horror and science fiction fiction author over many years past, presents to you further thrilling tales that will not only entertain, enchant, and leave you mesmerized, but guaranteed to completely pull you in and freak you out....which is exactly what fervent fans of Serling's The Twilight Zone fully expect!

Group Captain Tom Sawyer began World War II with over 1,000 hours flying in his log book and his exciting autobiography records more than 5 years service with Bomber Command. Flying Whitleys with 10 Squadron and Halifaxes with 76 Squadron, Tom Sawyer became one of World War II's most experienced station commanders. His account is full of highly readable anecdotes about squadron life in Bomber Command and how, night after night, the crews struck at the enemy heartlands.

Walt Hired Me. In 1955, twelve-year-old Tom Nabbe was selling newspapers at Disneyland when he heard that Walt needed someone to play the role of Tom Sawyer. Tom pestered Walt until he got the job. Nearly fifty years later Tom retired, a Disney Legend. These are the adventures of Tom Nabbe.

Walt Hired Me In 1955, twelve-year-old Tom Nabbe was selling newspapers at Disneyland when he heard that Walt needed someone to play the role of Tom Sawyer. Tom pestered Walt until he got the job. Nearly fifty years later Tom retired, a Disney Legend. You can't be Tom Sawyer forever. Eventually, you grow up. When Tom Nabbe became a little too tall, a little too deep-voiced, to continue his childhood on Tom Sawyer Island, Disney made him a ride operator. No more magazine covers for Tom. No more photos with celebrities. But it wasn't the end of Tom Nabbe's career; it was just the beginning. In true American fashion, Tom pulled himself up by his bootstraps and rose through the Disney ranks. He became a manager at Disneyland, was instrumental in the opening of both the Magic Kingdom and Epcot in Florida, and was tapped as part of the Disney team sent to Paris to open the theme park there. Tom's Disney adventures include: Watching Disneyland being built just down the road from his house, and later selling newspapers on Main Street, U.S.A. Finding fame as the namesake lord of Tom Sawyer Island Joining the early Disneyland "expatriates" who moved from Anaheim to Orlando and built the Magic Kingdom Taking a key role in the construction of the monorail system, and later the operation of Disney's enormous logistical warehouses Getting a well-deserved window on Main Street Tom Nabbe's Disney story began as a fantasy and ended as the embodiment of the American dream. From straw hat to Disney Legend-these are The Adventures of Tom Nabbe!

Michigan author Tom Sawyer invites you into a world where, just like his acclaimed line of horror works (From Paradise to Hell, Shadows in the Dark), the reader is plunged into sights and sounds and storylines that stretch the boundaries of imagination into the nightmarish. This solid collection marks the debut of Mr. Sawyer into the realm of Science Fiction with a central alien invasion theme where mysterious dandelion patches, extraterrestrial zoos and otherworldly entities abound, weaving a literary fabric that is altogether enthralling, whimsical, endearing, and from the very start you're in for a wild and Twilight Zone-inspired ride!

Join the unforgettable Huckleberry Finn as he journeys down the Mississippi in search of whatever adventures life has in store for him, surviving shipwreck and intrigue on the way. This engaging story is presented as an exciting and fast-paced graphic novel which remains faithful to Mark Twain’s original text. Specially commissioned full-colour artwork brings excitement and atmosphere to this classic tale. Speech bubbles work with the main text to emphasise and enhance the retelling. A running glossary at the foot of each page helps young readers with any challenging vocabulary without disrupting their reading experience.

In Coming to Grips with HUCKLEBERRY FINN, Tom Quirk traces the history of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from its inception in 1876 to its problematic presence in today's American culture. By approaching Twain's novel from several quite different perspectives, Quirk reveals how the author's imagination worked and why this novel has affected so many people for so long and in so many curious ways.