The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Name: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author: Mark Twain

Mark Twain · 1876

Literary fictionChildren

Banned in 1 country

Mark Twain's episodic novel of childhood adventure in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, following mischievous Tom Sawyer and his friends Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. Challenged in schools alongside its companion novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for its racial language and stereotyping of Native American characters.

Bans

Country	Year	Where	Reasons	Source
United States	1876	School	RacialLanguage	American Library Association — Banned & Challenged Books
Challenged repeatedly in US schools for racial slurs and the portrayal of Native American character "Injun Joe." Removed from reading lists in several districts.

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