Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes
Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes
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Johnny Tremain

Author: Esther Forbes

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/09/2013


Synopsis

This thrilling Newbery Medal–winning novel about the Revolutionary War is a classic of children's historical fiction.

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.

"This sweeping tale of redcoats and revolutionaries has a lot to offer. Forbes, a historian, writes with detail and precision, imbuing historical events with life and passion that is often lacking in textbooks."—Common Sense Media

About Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes (1891–1967) was born in Westborough, Massachusetts. After attending school in Wisconsin, she served on the editorial staff at Houghton Mifflin Company. She published a number of adult historical fiction books and two highly acclaimed young adult books: the Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Revere and the World He Lived In and the Newbery Medal winner Johnny Tremain.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam on September 14, 2008

Probably the greatest book ever written, by both man and child, woman and other writing entity, Johnny Tremain tells the story of a young genius who becomes a silversmith and burns the crappin' hell out of his hand. He's always embarrassed by his sort of melty hand and keeps it in his pockets or in......more

Goodreads review by R.F. Gammon on July 26, 2018

How in the world did I only give this three stars before? This book was pretty much perfect. I have recently learned that this author was my great-grandmother's college roommate. My desire to reread has very much intensified.......more

Goodreads review by Calista on May 05, 2018

Great story about the Revolutionary War from the perspective of a silver smith. Many famous names from that time are in the story like John Hancock and Sam Adams. Johnny is an apprentice as a silver smith until an unfortunate accident maims his hands. He then becomes a newspaper courier when he gath......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on July 08, 2008

I know this is perceived as being a "kid's book", but I think that it is a story any adult would enjoy. Johnny Tremain takes place in pre-revolutionary Boston and is about a prideful (but slowly improving) boy who finds himself in the center of the independence fervor. Although I obviously cannot be......more

Goodreads review by Carol Bakker on March 30, 2024

I have long believed that when I need some 'light' reading, good children's literature beats pulp fiction every time. This was entertaining, taught me a few new words (a graving dock) and gave light nourishment like a steaming bowl of soup. It satisfied and made me glad I read it when I was done. Est......more