The rascal Tom Sawyer can't stay out of trouble for a single minute! In this tale full of childhood mischief, adventure, and trouble, Tom turns the Mississippi town of St. Petersburg on its ear nearly every day - but there's a darker side to this town as well. When his childish adventures take a deadly turn, Tom and his outcast friend, Huckleberry Finn, must find a way to rise to the challenge, or else...! Manga Classics presents the charming and rambunctious Mark Twain narrative that brings the 19th-century American South roaring to life ( complete with original text ). The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is the first half of the story that concludes in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn .