Becky Thatcher

Yet through it all he appears, like Tom Sawyer, to have had one faithful sweetheart.

In the book it is Becky Thatcher.

In real life she was Laura Hawkins.

The Clemens and Hawkins families lived opposite, and the children were early acquainted.

of every original conundrum in hearing of his father he begs the curious not to pry into the result, as it was of no consequence to any one but himself.

The cave so graphically described in Tom Sawyer was one of Sam's favorite haunts, and his first sweetheart was Laura Hawkins, the Becky Thatcher of Tom's admiration.

Sam was always up to some mischief, this lady once remarked in later life, when in reminential We attended Sunday school together, and they had a system of rewards for saying verses after committing them to memory.

A blue ticket was given for ten verses, a red ticket for ten blue, a yellow for ten red, and a Bible for ten yellow tickets.

Now, don't spoil the plot.

Now, Mary, you play the part of Becky Thatcher, my little sweetheart.

Kenny, you'll be Skinny Baker.

And Don, let's see, what do we call you? What did they call you when you were a kid, Don? Puddin' Head.

You do, and I'll tie knots in your curls.

Let me tell you another thing, Sid Sawyer.

Hey, Tom, here comes your girl, Becky Thatcher.

Oh, yeah.

Rachel Lee Cook, one of the teen idols of the 90s and early 2000s, making her film debut in The Babysitter's Club before major roles in movies like She's All That, Get Carter, and of course, Josie and the Pussycats.

Her career and Elijah Woods even kind of circled each other a little bit because she actually plays Becky Thatcher in Tom and Huck, the sort of sequel to Huck Finn.

Oh.

Oh.

Yet through it all he appears, like Tom Sawyer, to have had one faithful sweetheart.

In the book it is Becky Thatcher.

In real life she was Laura Hawkins.

The Clemens and Hawkins families lived opposite, and the children were early acquainted.

He begs the curious not to pry into the result, as it was of no consequence to anyone but himself.

The cave, so graphically described in Tom Sawyer, was one of Sam's favorite haunts, and his first sweetheart was Laura Hawkins, the Becky Thatcher of Tom's admiration.

"Sam was always up to some mischief," this lady once remarked in later life when in reminential mood.

"We attended Sunday school together, and they had a system of rewards for saying verses after committing them to memory.

mean, I might as well.

And braiding Becky Thatcher's hair?

Dude, we were ridiculous.

My brother and I, like, we did so many stupid things.