Laconia Reads Week 9: Chapters 24-26

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain

Friday, June 26 - Friday, July 3

Chapter 24 – Chapter 26

In Chapter 24 we find our dear Tom a “glittering” hero on one hand and terrified on the other. Twain writing about the issues around “conduct” we all face at times. In the next chapter we move on to a hunt for hidden treasure. A fantasy for all of us. We smile when we learn how Huck would spend his money if the two young boys strike gold. In Chapter 26 “lookyhere, Tom” …says Huck, referring to the day of the week. They engage in playing Robin Hood and then discover Injun Joe in a place where there just might be “thousands of dollars.” … to be continued.

Chapter 24:

How would you describe Tom’s nights? List a few of the words.

What does “found a clue” refer to?

Chapter 25:

What do we read around the idea that time is money?

Where and when do Huck and Tom encounter ghosts and spirits?

When do witches not have power?

Chapter 26:

What day is it when we first meet Tom in this chapter?

How did Tom and Huck feel when they first encountered the haunted house?

What made Tom and Huck “gasp and quake?

Elizabeth Howard, Columnist, Laconia Daily Sun

Readings:

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Sunday, June 28 Chapter 24 Preston Danner, Mark Twain Homestead, Hannibal, Missouri

Tuesday, June 30 Chapter 25 Ali Sekou, recent graduate UNH

Thursday, July 2 Chapter 26 Karen Abraham, Laconia High School Librarian, Key Club Advisors

Banned

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published in 1876, followed by Huckleberry Finn, first published in the United Kingdom, in 1884. These books, based on Mark Twain’s childhood, use contemporary racial vernacular language familiar to him as he was growing up in Missouri, following the end of the Civil War. As a result, Huckleberry Finn has been, particularly in the 1980s, banned from some school libraries.

Special programs (Monday/Wednesday) will be posted each week so readers can explore the Mark Twain House (marktwainhouse.org) in Hartford, Connecticut and the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum (marktwainmuseum.org) in Hannibal, Missouri.

For programs on Monday, June 29 and Wednesday, July 1 find more information at: www.celebratelaconia.org/laconia-reads

Copies of the book are available for pick-up at the Laconia Public Library.

Laconia Reads is a community reading program designed to promote literacy and an appreciation for books. Connecting our community through activities, book clubs, and conversation. Celebrate Laconia is partnering with the Belknap Mill, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, the Laconia Public Library, and the Congregational Church of Laconia UCC. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/laconiareads

For more information: www.celebratelaconia.org/laconia-reads