在大人眼中湯姆是頑童,在孩子心中湯姆卻是英雄,這個充滿了冒險與勇氣的故事,喚起孩子心中探索未知的想像與力量,也引領著大人回到兒時那段純真的歲月。
「雖然我寫這本書的主要動機是想為孩子們提供一些樂趣,但我希望大人們也會喜歡這本書。我想提醒成年人那些快樂的過去時光,讓大家回憶兒時的心情、想法和說過的話,也想起他們曾著迷於一些多麼奇怪有趣的事物。」~~馬克‧吐溫於哈特福,1867年。
湯姆在失去父母之後,便由波莉姨媽收養。波莉姨媽雖然一心要將他教養成一位小紳士,但他卻經常翹課,夢想成為一名海盜,並常與朋友喬和哈克進行冒險旅 程。有一天湯姆和哈克無意間撞見了墳場的謀殺案,因為害怕被兇手發現而逃到附近一座小島,開始過著他們夢想的海盜生活。經過了離家的流浪生活之後,湯姆逐 漸想念姨媽家的安穩日子,終於戰勝恐懼,決定勇敢站出來揭發兇手……
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