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The book that I had read is The book that I had read is Tom Sawyer, by Mark Tom Sawyer, by Mark

Twain.Twain.Mark Twain is the nick Mark Twain is the nick

name of Samuel Langhorne name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Florida (USA), 1835 – Clemens (Florida (USA), 1835 – Connecticut (USA), 1910), that Connecticut (USA), 1910), that was a popular American writer. was a popular American writer. His father died when he was 12 His father died when he was 12 years old, so he starts to work: he years old, so he starts to work: he was typographer, soldier in the was typographer, soldier in the American Civic War, miner and American Civic War, miner and journalist before becoming a journalist before becoming a writer. Other of his famous books writer. Other of his famous books are:are:

-The Innocents Abroad. -The Innocents Abroad. (1869)(1869)

-Roughing It. (1872)-Roughing It. (1872)-A Murder, a Mystery and -A Murder, a Mystery and

a Marriage. (1876)a Marriage. (1876)-A Tramp Abroad. (1880)-A Tramp Abroad. (1880)-A Connecticut Yankee in -A Connecticut Yankee in

King Arthur’s Court. (1889)King Arthur’s Court. (1889)-A Dog’s Tale. (1904)-A Dog’s Tale. (1904)-Eve’s Diary. (1906)-Eve’s Diary. (1906)-Letters from the Earth. -Letters from the Earth.

(1909)(1909)And many more!And many more!

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I think that this book is I think that this book is a mixture of crime, funny, a mixture of crime, funny, ironic and realist.ironic and realist.

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The story takes place in a village called The story takes place in a village called St. Petersburg, near to the Mississippi River, St. Petersburg, near to the Mississippi River, in the south-east of the USA; and the story is in the south-east of the USA; and the story is told in the years of the great migration of told in the years of the great migration of population southwards and westwards population southwards and westwards across North America (between 1840 and across North America (between 1840 and 1860).1860).

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The main characters of the The main characters of the story are: Tom Sawyer and story are: Tom Sawyer and

Huckleberry Finn.Huckleberry Finn.The secondary characters The secondary characters

are: Aunt Polly, Becky are: Aunt Polly, Becky Tatcher, Injun Joe, Muff Tatcher, Injun Joe, Muff

Potter, Sid, Joe Harper, Dr. Potter, Sid, Joe Harper, Dr. Robinson, Judge Tatcher…Robinson, Judge Tatcher…

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Tom Sawyer: He’s poor, and almost Tom Sawyer: He’s poor, and almost always is dressed in simples rags; he’s always is dressed in simples rags; he’s rebel and he’s in love with Becky Tatcher, rebel and he’s in love with Becky Tatcher, a girl of the village; he live with his aunt, a girl of the village; he live with his aunt, Polly.Polly.

Huckleberry Finn: He’s still poorer Huckleberry Finn: He’s still poorer than Tom, and more rebellious than Tom than Tom, and more rebellious than Tom too!; the people hates him, but really they too!; the people hates him, but really they love him, and if Huck leaves, they miss love him, and if Huck leaves, they miss him too much; it’s my favourite character him too much; it’s my favourite character because his rebellion and because he’s because his rebellion and because he’s very faithful with his friends.very faithful with his friends.

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The story is about a boy called Thomas The story is about a boy called Thomas Sawyer, that is tired of stand his aunt Polly, Sawyer, that is tired of stand his aunt Polly, and one night he went with his friend, and one night he went with his friend, Huckleberry Finn, to the cementery for to do a Huckleberry Finn, to the cementery for to do a ritual for to cure the warts that they had, but ritual for to cure the warts that they had, but they were witness of the murder of the Dr. they were witness of the murder of the Dr. Robinson, commited by Injun Joe, but he Robinson, commited by Injun Joe, but he blamed to Muff Potter, who had present, but blamed to Muff Potter, who had present, but he didn’t remember nothing. Then, Tom and he didn’t remember nothing. Then, Tom and Huck testified againist Injun Joe in a Huck testified againist Injun Joe in a judgement, but he escaped and then tried to judgement, but he escaped and then tried to kill Tom & Huck, but finally Injun Joe died in a kill Tom & Huck, but finally Injun Joe died in a cave in which Tom and Becky Tatcher had cave in which Tom and Becky Tatcher had losed. While all of this happens, the book tells losed. While all of this happens, the book tells the love story between Becky Tatcher, a the love story between Becky Tatcher, a beatiful girl of the village, and Tom Sawyer.beatiful girl of the village, and Tom Sawyer.

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I can describe the book with the I can describe the book with the words: funny, worth reading and words: funny, worth reading and exciting.exciting.

The author make I feel that the The author make I feel that the characters are belivable, because in the characters are belivable, because in the years in which the story takes place, I years in which the story takes place, I think that are many boys as the boys of think that are many boys as the boys of the story: poor, “bad”, who didn’t follow the story: poor, “bad”, who didn’t follow the “rules”…the “rules”…

Yes, I enjoyed the book, because it’s Yes, I enjoyed the book, because it’s so funny and exciting at the same time! so funny and exciting at the same time! The book “hooks” you as you begin to The book “hooks” you as you begin to read it; you can’t stop, because you want read it; you can’t stop, because you want to know what going to happen next!to know what going to happen next!

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The K-words are:The K-words are: Mississippi - murder - love Mississippi - murder - love

- cave - poor - barrel - - cave - poor - barrel - pirates - treasure.pirates - treasure.

The words that I have learned The words that I have learned are:are:

thrills (emotions) - sluggish thrills (emotions) - sluggish (placid) - rags (harapos) - (placid) - rags (harapos) - oath (vow –juramento-) - sneeze oath (vow –juramento-) - sneeze (estornudar).(estornudar).

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I didn’t read other books by Mark I didn’t read other books by Mark Twain, but I read another books of Twain, but I read another books of this genre.this genre.

I recomend to read this books to I recomend to read this books to all of you! (If you don’t read it all of you! (If you don’t read it before.)before.)

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I HOPE THAT I HOPE THAT YOU LIKED YOU LIKED IT!IT!