Laura Joy’s Reviews > The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West – An Illustrated Biography for Kids (Ages 8-12) About the Rebel Who Created Tom Sawyer > Status Update

I enjoyed how Fleischman deftly navigated the tensions between fact and fiction in this account of Mark Twain’s life. Fleischman filled in the context but allowed Twain’s own words and perspectives to shine—even if that meant dedicating many paragraphs to fictional companions in Twain’s life!