Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward
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Book Reviews of Johnny Tremain
Book Review: A Fascinating Book
Summary: 5 Stars
In the beginning of Johnny Tremain's life, he burns his right hand silversmithing, so in most of the book he can't really use it anymore except to ride a horse. His friend, Rab, lets him use his horse, Goblin. Goblin is a very rough horse and Johnny learns how to ride him very quickly which is amazing because most excellent horse riders can't even ride him. So even thought he can't be a silversmith anymore, he still is very talented.
In the book, you'll read about many famous people you have probably heard about, like Paul Revere, and other famous things that happened like The Boston Tea Party. You'll see who was a part of the Boston Tea Party and the group of boys that dressed up like Indians and used fake tomahawks to break open the boxes of tea.
The book is very exciting because you get to see what the revolutionary war was like, even if you were just a young boy. I think you'll like this book very much.
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Book Review: A good book for reading to children
Summary: 5 Stars
It was 1969 when this book was read to me or I should say read to our class at Brook Glenn Elementary School in Taylors, SC. Every day right after lunch during quiet time our teacher would read a section from this book.I still remember it like it was yesterday. Images that a little 9 year old hasn't forgotton in 35 years. The story was good. I clearly remember living vicariously through Johnny Tremain in my little world. I wonder if teachers still read to students like that. It certainly made an impression on me and was perhaps the beginning of a lifelong love with reading books.
I notice that the book was written by a woman. I wonder if the teacher was an early feminist. Funny to have that kind of thought about this book these many years later. It reflects the times we live in. But I suspect, since the book was written before all that came along, it had no political agenda at all and is just plain good old storytelling.
Book Review: A Fascinating Book
Summary: 5 Stars
In the beginning of Johnny Tremain's life, he gets hurt. His friend, Rab, lets him use his horse, Goblin. Goblin is a very rough horse and Johnny learns how to ride him very quickly which is amazing because most excellent horse riders can't even ride him. So even thought he has an injury which holds him back, he still is very talented.
In the book, you'll read about many famous people you have probably heard about, like Paul Revere, and other famous things that happened like The Boston Tea Party. You'll see who was a part of the Boston Tea Party and the group of boys that dressed up like Indians and used fake tomahawks to break open the boxes of tea.
The book is very exciting because you get to see what the revolutionary war was like, even if you were just a young boy. I think you'll like this book very much.
Gavin(...)
Book Review: A classic pre-PC Newbery
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great story from the pre-political correctness era of the Newbery Award (today the sex and ethnic background of authors and of the books' protagonists are a factor in determining the award).As another reviewer has done, I advise you to overlook some of the negative reviews here, which come from students who were given the book as assigned reading and who would rather be playing video games. Here's an excerpt from one of my favorite negative reviews:
"First off, I can't figure out how or why Johnny Termain [sic] won the Newbery award. My guess is that perhaps there was a shortage of quality book [sic]. This book is painfuly [sic] bad."
That's from a student writing a thesis! Another difference between today and the time Johnny Tremain was written: back then, college students could write a decently constructed sentence.
Book Review: A Book With a Soul
Summary: 5 Stars
How anyone could rate this book under five stars is a mystery to me! It had a soul--when I read it I was transported back to the 18th century with Johnny and Rab. I could feel the thrill of fighting for such a noble cause as freedom, a new country about to be born... I loved this book! After a terrible accident, Jonathan Lyte Tremain can never do the handiwork required of a silversmith again, so he sets off in search of a new place for himself. He finds it at a printers shop along with adventure and excitement. Johnny uncovers some interesting information of his mysterious past, learns that pride comes before the fall and about friendship, and plays a huge roll in the patriotic movement. I definately recomend this book--after reading it I was tempted to start right over again!