description: 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.
language: English
title: Johnny Tremain
titlecomplete: Johnny Tremain
characters: Sam Adams, Dusty Miller, James Otis, Dove, Mrs. Lapham, Cilla Lapham, Johnny Tremain, Paul Revere, Rab Silsbee, Madge Lapham, John Hancock, Isannah Lapham, Lavinia Lyte, Dorcas Lapham
genres: Classics, American Revolution, Historical, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, War, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 47390
places: Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -820515600000
name: Newbery Medal
publisher: Dell Yearling