Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers. As a sequel to "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "Tom Sawyer Abroad" tells the story of how Tom, Huck, and Jim decided to travel to Africa in a hot air balloon to see the world's greatest wonders like the Pyramids.