Tom Sawyer Abroad reunites Tom, Huck and Jim in a fun adventure involving a mad professor, a magical hot air balloon and an African safari. Those of us familiar with Twain's earlier work would expect all these elements to make for another rip-roaring read but unfortunately you'd be mistaken.

There are some interesting set pieces and the characters are as vibrant as ever but unfortunately, what little plot their is is undermined by the amazingly abrupt ending when Tom is effectively called home for tea by his Mum.

Tom Sawyer Abroad is a silly diversion with some fun set pieces that ultimately fails to live up to the previous stories and is killed by an abrupt and nonsensical ending.