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Summary: Johnny Tremain
Review: Johnny Tremain is absolutely the best Revoulutionary War book ever. Johnny is a 14 year old silversmith apprentice, when his hand is maimed! What will he do?After a long search for a new job Johnny enters a new world with his friend Rab, a publisher of a rebel newspaper :The Boston Observer.In this new world,Johnny meets friends like John and Sam Adams, Paul Revere, and James Otis.He also met enemies like Merchant Lyte. Altogether with the turmoil with British officers, Johnny is caught in the middle of tragedy, exictment, and fear, as the Boston Tea Party, and the battles of Lexington and Concord happen. It is an excellent book which you won't want to miss.
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Summary: good blend of fictional youth and historic events
Review: What makes Johnny Tremain so intriguing is the way it weaves the fictional life of Johnny Tremain to the real-life situations of colonial America. It somehow brings to life the viewpoints of average people during the pre-war period, while keeping up with adolescent pressures with romance and finding a place in life. All the characters are well developed. For me, the only major setback of this book is the drag in some parts. For example, even though I could vividly imagine the Lapham's home, the early descriptions of the home were not really needed, as the majority of the story did not take place there. Other than that, it is a solid read, good for anyone interested in the American Revolution. In fact, I remember watching the Simpsons one time, and there was an episode where Bart had to read Johnny Tremain- and liked it, quoting "they should call this book Johnny's Deformed Hand." If even TV's worst child read the book and got some knowledge out of it, can't everyone?
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Summary: SNORE!!
Review: This book was the most boring book on earth. I started to read it, and I didn't even get to the part where Johnny gets molten silver all over his hand. I fell asleep! I know a lot of people like it, but I had a hard time even starting it. My teacher even said it was boring! I wouldn't recommend this book to ANYONE.
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Summary: Not the best
Review: Esther Forbes's Johnny Tremain is a combination of somber and witty characters. Although some of the characters were very unpleasant, like Mr. Lyte, you can learn some wise lessons from them. The book did drag in a lot of places. One of the places was is the beginning of the book where they tell how The Lapham's lived. Johnny Tremain is the silversmith apprentice for Mr. Lapham. When Johnny injures his hand he is rudely thrown away because he is of no use to the family anymore. After a long search, he finds a place to live at the Boston Observer just as the war begins. In this book you will meet different personalities and see how they change. Some are not very captivating. I recommend this book for people who take pleasure in learning about history.
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Summary: Johnny Tremain
Review: Great For History Lovers Johnny Tremain was an enjoyable book. It taught me a lot about the Boston Tea Party and The Revolutionary War. It was an interesting story about Johnny's apprenticeship at a silversmith shop. He did something to his hand and had to find a new job. This book is about his new life.It had extremely good characterization. All the characters were well developed such as I could relate to Johnny because he was just a little bit older than me and I felt like I knew him. Except that he was arrogant unlike me. In some parts it became slow-moving. Then there would be big plot jumps which I didn't like. You should read it and see if you like it.
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Summary: Not the Best Book
Review: Hard-to-follow, not too exciting, and it dragged. Forbes' novel is slow-paced and un-realistic. Although it stated great moments in history, the characters are too involved. Johnny is a teenage apprentice, and then he is in war dealing with some of the top revolutionary leaders. Set in revolutionary time, the characters are living in a perfect world and doing ordinary things in the beginning of the book. Then, there is a large leap in the middle of the book and the character's are in war. The book would be much better if the author concentrated on making fictional parts seem more realistic. In that time, people were not as happy-go-lucky. I would recommend this book to people who like a boring historical fiction book.
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Summary: A Good Book for People Who Enjoy Historical Fiction
Review: Johnny Tremain is about an apprentice silversmith who injures his hand and is looking for a job he can do with his crippled right hand. When he gets a job at the Boston Observer, a local newspaper, he is plunged into pre-war events. Forbes combined suspense, pre-war events, and interesting characters in Johnny Tremain. Even though Forbes's book has the qualities that I like in a historical fiction book, it also has downsides. Johnny Tremain seems to have a little-kiddies plot, Disney-like plot. The main character has no parents, a mean Great-uncle who despises him, and more Disney-like traits than I can name. I think it was a good historical fiction book, but I wouldn't recommend it to people who dislike slow-moving plots and stories.
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Summary: stupid book...
Review: This book sucked...I hated it...One of the worst I have everread...It went from living in the city, happy as a duck thensuddenly.... BANG!!.... It went to the Boston Tea Party and everyone joined the war...Dont read it... It failed to keep me interested aswell, and its a good thing I only HAD to read this for 8th grade language arts... a project that also kinda "ripped" apart thebook... If you are a teacher, you might recognize the words "Blooms Taxonomy".... that is what we had to do to this... book... There, I spoke my words
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Summary: Johnny Tremain: An Amazing Adventure
Review: Gr: 5-12 Johnny Tremain is an adventurous book that takes place in Colonial Boston around 1765. This book is about an apprentice silversmith that is living and working with a very unappreciative, grouchy family. He is in love with a girl in a family named Cilla. After a tragic accident happens, it splits his relationship with Cilla and ruins his career as a silversmith. You'll have to read the book to find out what happens to Johnny next. This wonderful book gets five and a half stars from the reader's in our class and has won the Newberry medal. You can find this adventures, historical fiction book at your local library.
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Summary: Johnny Tremain
Review: Gr.3-8 Pulitzer Prize winning author Esther Forbes has created another masterpiece, Johnny Tremain. This heartwarming novel tells the story of an orphaned teenager, Johnny who has been apprenticed to a silversmith, Mr.Lapham. When finishing a project in the shop, something goes wrong. Suddenly Johnny is on the streets and he must find a new job. When he finally finds a place to stay he becomes mixed up in a life of adventure, politics, and romance. If you find colonial life, romance, war, and sadness interesting this book will fit your tastes. Esther Forbes' other books include A Mirror for Witches, Genteel Lady and Paul Revere's biography. This Newberry Medal winner deserves your time and energy!
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