Student Book Review:

by: Mark Twain

Review done by:

Denna M
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

One of the best classics that I've read is The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. It's about a pauper named Tom Canty and the prince of Wales. His name is Edward. Tom dreams of seeing a prince in his life. One day he decided to go to the palace gates to catch a glimpse of the prince. When he got there, he saw Edward and started to unconsciously shake the gates. A guard started to throw him to the ground, but the prince said that he didn't like the cruelness. So, he invited the pauper to the palace to make it up to him. Later, in the palace, they decided to exchange clothes. When they looked in the mirror, they saw that their faces looked exactly the same! Now, the pauper was in the prince's clothes, and the prince was in the pauper's clothes. The prince unaware of his new clothes, went to the guard and scolded him for treating the pauper that way. When he left the pauper alone and went outside to do that, he got thrown out because the guard thought he was the pauper. So, the prince was treated like Tom had been treated, and the pauper was treated like the prince had been. The prince was put into the real world, and the pauper found out what it's like to be a Prince. One thing they both felt was how it feels to be lonely.
If you want to find out what happens, read the book. It's full of adventures and it'll make you want to keep reading.