Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward
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Book Reviews of Johnny Tremain
Book Review: Johnny Tremain
Summary: 5 Stars
Johnny TremainJohnny Tremain is a book in which the author writes about the American Revolution. Johnny Tremain takes place in the city of Boston in 1773. Johnny is a boy who is 15 years old and lives in Boston. His mother died when he was 12 years old. Johnny works as a silversmith for a talented but old silversmith. Johnny is the most talented apprentice of the three
apprentices employed at the silversmith shop. He became involved in the American Revolution and the battles at Lexington and Concord.
Johnny Tremain is an excellent and fascinating book in which the plot is well spoken and traps the reader. You will never want to put this book down. Johnny Tremain is probably one of the best kid books in print today. It has an excellent retelling of history with accurate dates, titles, and cities from
American Revolution. It describes Boston with accurate titles for the wharves and hills around the Boston area.
You or a kid should read this book to entertain, while at the same time, learn about American history. This book is a historical fiction book, but it still has the right facts. Johnny Tremain is a excellent book about the American Revolution and an excellent kids book to read. Johnny Tremain is a great character to read about. You almost feel as if you are in Boston, in 1773. Esther Forbes does an excellent job in displaying Johnny Tremain in this classic book.
Johnny Tremain was first published in 1943 by Esther Forbes. It's copyright was renewed in 1971 by Linwood M. Erskine, Jr. Johnny Tremain captures the American Revolution in its first stages. The book, Johnny Tremain, won the Newbery medal and national acclaim when it was first published in 1943.
Book Review: Johnny Tremain
Summary: 5 Stars
Johnny TremainJohnny Tremain is a book in which the author writes about the American Revolution. Johnny Tremain takes place in the city of Boston in 1773. Johnny is a boy who is 15 years old and lives in Boston. His mother died when he was 12 years old. Johnny works as a silversmith for a talented but old silversmith. Johnny is the most talented apprentice of the three
apprentices employed at the silversmith shop. He became involved in the American Revolution and the battles at Lexington and Concord.
Johnny Tremain is an excellent and fascinating book in which the plot is well spoken and traps the reader. You will never want to put this book down. Johnny Tremain is probably one of the best kid books in print today. It has an excellent retelling of history with accurate dates, titles, and cities from
American Revolution. It describes Boston with accurate titles for the wharves and hills around the Boston area.
You or a kid should read this book to entertain, while at the same time, learn about American history. This book is a historical fiction book, but it still has the right facts. Johnny Tremain is a excellent book about the American Revolution and an excellent kids book to read. Johnny Tremain is a great character to read about. You almost feel as if you are in Boston, in 1773. Esther Forbes does an excellent job in displaying Johnny Tremain in this classic book.
Johnny Tremain was first published in 1943 by Esther Forbes. It's copyright was renewed in 1971 by Linwood M. Erskine, Jr. Johnny Tremain captures the American Revolution in its first stages. The book, Johnny Tremain, won the Newbery medal and national acclaim when it was first published in 1943.
Book Review: Get this book for your kids -- then keep it
Summary: 5 Stars
It makes me so sad to see how many kids find this book boring. I remember reading it to death as a kid, and loving it even more when I read it to my then-11-year-old daughter (though I have to admit that I loved it more than she did). The prose is crisp and vivid, the plot incredibly exciting, and the characters leap off the page. Johnny and Rab are hot! Come to think of it, that's why I kept rereading it as a kid.
This is a book for anyone who loves to read, and maybe that's why so many kids didn't like it. From my adult perspective, I was struck by how witty and nuanced Esther Forbes' observations of life in colonial Boston were -- perhaps beyond the grasp of most kids. I came away thinking about how ambivalent most characters were about the constraints placed on their lives by the mandates of Puritan belief, yet how fundamental faith was to them. I also admired the way Forbes contrasted Johnny's two crushes, the rich and snobbish Lavinia and the honest and loyal Cilla. The scene in which Johnny finally confronts Lavinia, revealing her to be a vulnerable human being rather than a goddess -- and thus letting the air out of his crush -- is masterful.
I would categorize this book as young adult rather than children's literature. I find I really like many young adult books because they're not afraid to be about something, and they leave your head full of ideas. Of course, that's like giving your kids tofu when they want a cheeseburger. (I like tofu, too.) But Johnny Tremain is way better than tofu. Read it for your own enjoyment, and if your kids are very good, let them borrow it.
Book Review: Historical Fiction For All Ages
Summary: 5 Stars
Many are already familiar with the story of "Johnny Tremain", either through the book or the Disney movie. It is worth reading whether you have read it before or not. I have recently read it for about the fourth time. It is, of course, the story of the silversmith's apprentice, Johnny Tremain ,who becomes involved in the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party and culminating in the battles of Lexington and Concord. Through Johnny's eyes we see Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and Dr. Warren. We also get a glimpse into the world of Eighteenth Century Boston with its merchants and apprentices, landmarks and social conditions. The story is enhanced as we watch sixteen year old Johnny form his standards of right and wrong, feel out his relationships with girls and, under the tutelage of his new friend Rab, enter the world of men. We also see Johnny mature as he comes to know himself.
"Johnny Tremain received the John Newberry Medal for excellence in Children's Literature. This speaks to its quality, but does not indicate a limitation on its appeal. It is an excellent book for teenagers, but should not be ignored by adults either. I have read and re-read it repeatedly and never tire of it. It is an excellent book to read before a trip to Boston because so many of the places you will visit as you walk the Freedom Trail and the persons referred to along its cobblestones are included in this book. It will help you to a deeper understanding of the Freedom Trail and the role of Boston in the Revolution. Whether you are going to Boston or not, do not miss "Johnny Tremain".
Book Review: Johnny Tremain
Summary: 5 Stars
The Granddaddy of Young Adult Historical Fiction!
Without hesitiation, I can echo the other reviewers here and mention that this book deserves to be a classic. It's take on historical fiction has kept it in the hands of school children for over 50 years.
What I find truly remarkable about the book is not its description of Boston in the mid-1770s. I find JOHNNY TREMAIN really stands out in its description of how a young arrogant boy matures into a young man who takes responsibility for how he has treated others in the past and how he continues to connect to his own emotional life. Johnny changes significantly from the beginning to the end in understanding himself. Metaphorically, it is much like this nation -- arrogant, changing, proud, young... though this country still has a lot to learn.
With an excellent middle school vocabulary, this book remains truly relevant to today's middle school reader. It is challenging reading, particularly with the details of people and places as there are plenty of each.
I read this book thirty years ago as a child and the only thing that I remembered before recently picking up this book again was the incident with Johnny's hand and the molten silver. But is better than I remembered. It deserves to be turned into a television series (one season) that tells this story intimately without cutting any of the material. JOHNNY TREMAIN is a multi-layered, exquisuite piece of American literature that should be required reading for adults as well as children.