The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

The name "Tom Sawyer" is synonymous with the adventures of boyhood. Bold and clever, Tom gets into and out of trouble with an ease many listeners will envy. A story beloved by children, it also has relevance for adults. As Twain himself said, "Although my book is intended for the entertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in." Twain's beloved classic of growing up in Midwest America is as popular today as when it was first published in 1876.Public Domain (P)1999 Recorded Books, LLC

Incredible narrator.

I bought it for my teenage son for a school assignment but I listened to it as well because the narrator was incredible. He made the story come alive. My son now reads with more espression and entheusiasm and has become a better reader as a result of listening to this narrator.

A timeless classic.

Would you listen to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer again? Why?

Mark Twain's timeless classic provides a sense of adventure and takes me back to my childhood. I'm so glad I chose to listen.

good story and adventurous

engine Joe had it coming the boys got lucky and you can tell aunt Holly loved tom

Better than all the more modern action oriented kids books!

Reading this book as a child, you don’t think about the steaks. You just know it’s a gripping, spellbinding story, And yet you can relate to the characters two. Reading it as a grown-up, however, along with a child who is experiencing it for the first time, I really get how high the stakes are… They are as high as, or higher then, they would be in any grown-up thriller. And yet, Aside from the single murder in the book, it’s not violent. I would recommend this to any kids or family who has a visit imagination, doesn’t mind being scared, and who has A love for mischief and adventure in their own daily life.

An Ode to Youth and the Books of Youth

Just finished this with the kids. I remember reading this with my mother when I was 10. It is a nice generational conveyance. When I was young, the STORIES of Tom and Huck affected me the most. Now, however, it is Twain's language that touches me. I love how Tom's life and play is impacted by the adventure books he reads. One day Tom is animated by a bounty of pirates, the next day by a shadow of robbers, and everyday Tom's vocabulary and actions are endowed with the books of his youth. 'Tom Sawyer' is just as much an ode to his youth as it is a poesy to the adventure books of a more tender age.