1. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer By: Mark Twain

2. Mark Twain’s Biography Real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens Born on November 30, 1835 Born in Florida, Missouri Married to Olivia Langdon Had four kids Died on April 21, 1910 at age 74

3. Plot of the book Takes place in Missouri and the Mississippi river Two boys Huckleberry Fin & Tom Sawyer hear two men talking about treasure

4. Reason for being challenged Superstition in an uncertain world Crime, trading, and showing off

5. My Reaction Disagree with challenger It was challenged for dumb reasons

6. Other censored Books The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) Had “N” word in the book Challenged by offended black man in Waulkegan, Illionois

7. Bibliography Mark Twain Biography www.mtwain.com/l_biography.html Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain www.marktwainhouse.com/theman/bio.html Books A-I that have been censored banned or challenged www.banned-books.com/bblista-i.html The Adventures of Tom Sawyer www.sparknotes.com/lit/tomsawyer/themes.html