The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Very few books are as funny as the first half of Tom Sawyer. I think the humor drops off as the adventure side of the story takes off in the second half.
One could write a whole book at how to tackle or ignore the racist tone and language - I feel little capable of properly wading into those waters.
Still love the book and reading most anything Twain writes.

This was an excellent story! I may or may not have read this as a child. I know I've seen more than one related movie. I feel I had a general idea of who Tom Sawyer was and some of the parts of the story described here. All that said, I really enjoyed this book. I like Twains writing style. It was the perfect book to kick off the summer. To hear how boys think, what they did, their logic (that made complete sense to them, but no adult). It's just a really fun story with more twists and turns than I remember. It stays interesting, while still being a “relaxing” read.