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Scholastic Paperbacks (1987), 384 pages
Media reviews
Mark Twain may be called the Edison of our literature. There is no limit to his inventive genius, and the best proof of its range and originality is found in this book, in which the reader's interest is so strongly enlisted in the fortunes of two boys and a runaway negro that he follows their
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adventures with keen curiosity, although his common sense tells him that the incidents are as absurd and fantastic in many ways as the "Arabian Nights." Show Less
Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — 2000)
ALA Most Frequently Challenged Books (1990-2005, 2007-2010, 2016-2017)
Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List (54 — 2009)
Great Reads from Great Places (Missouri — 2002)