Johnny Tremain

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A Newbery Award Winner

By Esther Hoskins Forbes

Summary

Johnny Tremain follows fourteen-year-old Johnny, a talented apprentice silversmith who suffers a hand injury that changes his path. Forced to find new work, Johnny becomes a horse-boy for the Boston Observer and a messenger for the Sons of Liberty. Through his adventures, he meets historical figures like John Hancock and Samuel Adams and takes part in key Revolutionary War events, including the Boston Tea Party and the battles at Lexington.
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Ideal for children and middle-grade readers interested in historical fiction and American history, especially those fascinated by the Revolutionary War era.

This is historical fiction at its best, portraying Revolutionary Boston as seen through the shrewd eyes of a young apprentice silversmith. Features an Afterword by the author.

Description

A classic of children's historical fiction—now with a freshly designed cover! Johnny Tremain is a thrilling Newbery Medal-winning novel about the Revolutionary War.

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 of the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to the first shots fired at Lexington. Powerful illustrations by artist Michael McCurdy help bring this classic novel for middle graders to life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780547614328

Publisher: Clarion Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: Clarion Books

Illustration: Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 236g

Pages: 320

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Esther Hoskins Forbes

About the Author

Esther Forbes (18911967) garnered a Newbery Medal and an enduring place in children's literature with the publication of Johnny Tremain. Her adult novel, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1943.