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Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio Inc
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
Considered to be one of America's all-time brightest authors, Mark Twain has left his mark on the literary world. Authoring such gems as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Twain's insight on the ever-evolving and expanding America gave the world a better understanding on the social issues that plagued the country. Here in his own words, Twain chronicles his life and career, offering some perspectives on how his books were created.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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Children's Classics: Abridged
Children's Classics: Chapter Books
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
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Children's Classics: Chapter Books
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
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Description
Mark Twain created one of America's best-loved fictional characters in Huckleberry Finn. Recounting the exploits of the imaginative adolescent as he and the runaway slave, Jim, raft down the Mississippi River, Twain ultimately addresses far deeper themes - man's inhumanity to man and the hypocrisy of conventional values.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When the first volume of Mark Twain's uncensored 'Autobiography' was published in 2010, it was hailed as an essential addition to the shelf of his works and a crucial document for our understanding of the great humorist's life and times. This third and final volume crowns and completes his life's work. Like its companion volumes, it chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Mark Twain's complete, uncensored autobiography was an instant bestseller when the first volume was published in 2010, on the centennial of his death. The second volume delves deeper into Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Filled with his characteristic blend of humor and ire, the narrative ranges effortlessly across the contemporary scene. He shares his views on writing and speaking, and his contempt...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Classics: Abridged
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
Children's Genre: Adventure Books for Middle Schoolers
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile 900 to 999
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
Children's Genre: Adventure Books for Middle Schoolers
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile 900 to 999
Description
This is Mark Twain's first novel about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, and it has become one of the world's best-loved books. It is a fond reminiscence of life in Hannibal, Missouri, an evocation of Mark Twain's own boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi during the 1840s. "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred," he tells us. This is a book one never forgets: Tom whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence, Tom and Huck's dreadful oath, their...
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