The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Why was Aunt Polly taking care of Tom?

Chapter 1

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The novel opens with Aunt Polly searching for Tom Sawyer, the young protagonist of the novel who, along with his younger brother Sidney, was sent to live in St. Petersburg, Missouri, after his mother's death.

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