Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain, winner of the 1943 Newbery Medal, is one of the finest
historical novels ever written for children. As compelling today as it was fifty
years ago, to read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events
leading up to the American Revolutionary War seen through the eyes of a boy who
turns in his smithing tools to take up a rifle and fight for the liberty of
America.
Fourteen-year old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright
future ahead of him, injures his hand in a tragic accident, forcing him to look
for other work. In his new job as a horse-boy, riding for the patriotic
newspaper, the Boston Observer, and as a messenger for the Sons of Liberty, he
encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren. Soon Johnny is
involved in the pivotal events shaping the American Revolution from the Boston
Tea Party to the first shots fired at Lexington.
Powerful illustrations by American artist Michael McCurdy, bring new life to
Ether Forbes' quintessential novel of the American Revolution.
Annotation After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in
Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the
American Revolution. (from b&n.com)
historical novels ever written for children. As compelling today as it was fifty
years ago, to read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events
leading up to the American Revolutionary War seen through the eyes of a boy who
turns in his smithing tools to take up a rifle and fight for the liberty of
America.
Fourteen-year old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright
future ahead of him, injures his hand in a tragic accident, forcing him to look
for other work. In his new job as a horse-boy, riding for the patriotic
newspaper, the Boston Observer, and as a messenger for the Sons of Liberty, he
encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren. Soon Johnny is
involved in the pivotal events shaping the American Revolution from the Boston
Tea Party to the first shots fired at Lexington.
Powerful illustrations by American artist Michael McCurdy, bring new life to
Ether Forbes' quintessential novel of the American Revolution.
Annotation After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in
Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the
American Revolution. (from b&n.com)