letter

Dear Mark Twain,

I just recently reread Tom Sawyer and I realized how much it influenced me when I was a child. My mom used to read this book to me and it gave me crazy ideas and a sense of adventure. I remember running around the woods near my house setting up forts and exploring everywhere. My siblings and I used to pretend to be characters from Tom Sawyer, I was always Huck. This book brought out the adventurous side of me and I would like to thank you for that.

Reading it again, I understood many new things. Beyond the theme of adventure and childish things, there is a plot of growing up and maturity among the young adventurers. This book is still one of my favorite adventures and I can always count on it to captivate the exploratory and juvenile side of me.

Sincerely,
Ellen Buckley