Brown, D. (2003). American boy: the adventures of Mark Twain. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0618179976 4Q/3P

Summary: Tells the story of Samuel Clemens’ youth, his adventures along the mighty Mississippi, and his developing love of the word as a typesetter for the newspapers. Also explains the derivation of his pen name.

Media: Pen and ink and watercolor on paper.

Curricular connection: Grades 5-8. History, Biography. Using personal history as fiction.

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