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Summary: Educational but yet...
Review: This book is very educational and teaches you alot about the Boston Tea Party and other historical facts. It's just that sometimes it gets really hard to follow. I think it has too many characters to keep up with. I would still recommend that you try it ,though.
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Summary: A Great Book to read
Review: I started to read this book & I was like "Where is all of the action?".As the story went on,the plot got better.At first it seemed like Johnny was going to fulfill his wish of being a silversmith,but it took a turn for the worst.One day,while Johnny was working on the sugar basin,he asked Dove for a crucible & Dove handed him a cracked crucible that Mr.Lapham never used,because he wanted to get back @ at Johnny for being soo arrogant.After that,Johnny couldn't fulfil his dream of becoming a master silversmith,so he had to go find work and maybe a new home.He found a new job and a new house to live in at a newspaper shop with his new friend Rab.
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Summary: A Good Book to Read
Review: I would rate Johnny Tremain as a 4,because it had mostly everything that some books need,and tought me a very valuable lesson in not to let pride get ahead of you.Johnny goes to live with the Lapham's for a while,but then gets booted to the curb,because Dove destroys his good hand that he used to do the work.Now Johnny is working at a paper place delivering papers for his new friend Rab & Rab's uncle.Johnny still sees Cila & Issannah,when he can.He gets to learn more and more with Rab being a part of the Sons of Liberty.
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Summary: An Okay Book
Review: The book was ok but it was hard to follow at times. It does however, tell about the Booston Tea Party and the Civil War. Also it talks about how people thought and what people did to those they did not like.
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Summary: Johnny Tremain
Review: Johnny Tremain was a wonderful book about a boy who lived back in the 1770's. After hurting his hand on hot silver he has to find somewhere to live and something new to take up. In this book it tells about his actions in the Boston Tea Party and his part in the Civil War. Johnny Tremain is a character who takes us through the events in time with real people from the time.The book was a fun way to learn about the events that happened and the real characters that played an important part in history.
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Summary: Plain and Simple it's a good book
Review: I read this book for my class, it actually turned out to be fantastic. I was like oh great a boring historical book, but it is really interesting. It's about Johnny Tremain, a craftsboy who is the best at his craft, but an accident ruins his future as a professional craftsman. Being an indentured servant, he has to leave and find new work. In a plot with twists and turns, Johnny finds himself in the middle of the Revolution. In the book Johnny finds out that friends are the most important thing and finds love where he never thought it existed. A very good story with a big surprise and adventure filled plot to a bitter-sweet ending.
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Summary: THE WORST BOOK EVER
Review: Johnny Tremain is arguably the worst book ever written in the history of the world. The book is about this dumb little boy who burns his hand on some metal and goes into the army to be some stupid little messanger. The book that claims to be great or well written. After about 10 pages the plot is so "thick" that you completely lose interest and want to throw the book away. The book does not deserve any awards and should not be recommended for anything. This book definitely should be put on your list to never be bought or never be read. This book is horrible.
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Summary: That a Man May Stand Up!
Review: This is fascinating historical fiction, for Esther Forbes has seamlessly woven a good Colonial yarn about an aspiring apprentice silversmith into the tapestry of New England's grievances, which culminated in the American Revolution. One could almost believe that Johnny--quick, cocksure, ambitious--actually lived and rubbed shoulders with the brilliant and fervent Boston patriots: Paul Revere, John Hancock, Sam and john Adams. What a wonderful parallel read this is for English-History classes, which will definitely appeal to boys
who crave literary action. The protagonist is an impoverished youth who loses his job and ultimately his place in a modest craftsman's home, because of an accident in which he burns his hand beyond folk healing. He struggles to find a few position, new friends and a sense of self-worth, since he realizes that his silver dreams are shattered beyond repair. But Johnny also undertakes a personal quest--a legacy from his poor mother: to be recognized by a wealthy merchant's family as a direct heir. But was this spirited and talented fellow meant to be a nobleman? Ultimately he learns to value the nobility of the heart. As war clouds loom increasingly over disgruntled Boston, Johnny's outlook changes; his new, American loyalty is refined in a crucible of patriotic hope--fired by the empassioned oratory of James Otis. The coming Revolution will stand as a beacon to oppressed people the world over, even back in "mother" England. Johnny learns to curb his temper somewhat, as he comes of age and suddenly must perform a man's job by defending his values in perilous times. This book is an excellent story which will hold the reader's interest because of the intensely personal storyline, plus accurate historical details. This book makes one proud to be Yankee born!
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Summary: Johnny Tremain
Review: Johnny Tremain is an action packed book mixed with love, sorrow and happiness. The book really gets into the split town of Boston and the suronding country side. The story is based upon a young boy being trained as a silver smith. But when a terrible accident with silver occurs, his life is thrown into a turmoil that gets him close to death. He turns to the Patriots and is caught up in the Revolution and the fight for freedom. There is no way you will be able to put this book down!
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Summary: Johnny Tremain; who knew it?
Review: I'm reading this book as an assignment in Language Arts. Last year, we watched the movie, and it was an interesting movie. I thought that this would be a fun book to read, but now that I've really gotten into it, I really don't like it. I'm an advanced reader for my age, and the old English vocabulary is hard for me to tackle. The plot is mostly boring, but there are some exciting parts, such as the Boston Tea Party. There isn't really a plot line, so you never know where Esther Forbes is going next with the story. ... If I were feeling generous tonight I might have given this book two stars, because of the few exciting parts, but, because of the main plot, this book only gets one star...
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