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Johnny Tremain

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By Esther Hoskins Forbes
Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers
Johnny Tremain
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Johnny Tremain, winner of the 1944 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. Fourteenyear 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 horseboy, 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 to life Esther Forbes quintessential novel of the American Revolution.

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82387 words82,387 words
338 pages338 pages
Lexile 840LLexile 840L
Grade 5 to 9Grade 5 to 9
Age 10-14Age 10-14
Published 1998Published 1998

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Book ISBN:

9780547528380

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