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Summary: A very good book
Review: I had 2 read this book this yr @ skool and at first I was like, this is gonna be the boringest book in the world and then we started reading it and I couldn't put it down! I LOVE IT! IT'S 1 OF MY ALL TIME FAVES! LOL GO OUT AND GET IT!
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Summary: From a Middle School Student Forced to read this.
Review: At first I felt a bit bitter about this book. It seemed very slow and I found myself daydreaming about getting to play with mud later that day in art class through most of the first half. After I stopped following along with the oral reading in the class and jumped ahead I found out this book was quite good indeed. I still haven't finished it since I do not own a copy, and will probably be very sad when I do. I do hate how she makes some characters have no redeemable traits whatsoever ::cough::Dove::cough:: but besides that I find this a good book. Although I probably wouldn've never picked it up on my own, I'm glad we were forced into reading it ^_^
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Summary: A historical novel sure to please!
Review: A historical novel sure to please!
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Summary: Best Book Ever!
Review: Johnny Tremain is one of Esther Forbes greatest books ever. It was worth the wait. I hope that Esther Forbes will write many more books as good as Johnny Tremain. I would even take a book half as good as Johnny Tremain. Thank You Esther Forbes for writing this great novel.
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Summary: Not the best book for classroom reading.
Review: This book was chosen by the book company, Glencoe, to be a fabulous book to introduce children to the beginning of American uprise. After only the 5th chapter both me and my students were bored to tears. Although we finished the text, I would NOT recommend it to any teacher for classroom reading. It is boring and far to indepth reading for children in my age group. Their AR scores on the test were so bad we had to delete them. Even my straight A students failed it. I will make better choices throughout the year!
In the books defense however, I would say it is full of history and facts that are worth outside classroom reading for those who are history buffs.
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Summary: Johnny Tremain by: Esther Forbes
Review: Johnny Tremain was a book about revoloutionary New England. This book was not only about the struggle of the new world, but also of a young boy named Jonathan Lyte Tremain. This boy, who lost his parents to death, was a silversmith's apprentice, and an extraordinary one at that. I read this book because I have always liked historical fictions, and this book is one that I would add to my list of favorites. The theme of this book is summed up in a single quote "A man can stand up." If you believe in something, you should stick with it and stand up to any challanges, this is what Johnny did. When the world turned its back on him he kept trying, and he never gave up. This was a great book, and I would recommend this book to any child 11-15 who is interested in America's history and enjoys historical fiction books.
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Summary: The Best Book Ever
Review: This book it really good im only 14 and i have read 2 times. im in the top of my U.S. history class because of this book.No one knew the who the sons of liberity where. But i do recomend this book to any one
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Summary: A wonderful novel. . .
Review: . . .which can be used to introduce the study of the American Revolution from a late-elementary/early-junior high perspective. The story, of a tragically injured teen-aged silversmith's apprentice, and his participation in the events in Boston, leading up to the beginning of the American Revolution is, by turn, heartwarming, tragic, insightful and humorous. In the opinion of this homeschooling parent, this book could well be used to introduce moral questions concerning the Revolution and its aftermath. My 7th grader thoroughly enjoyed it (and I just re-read it after 20+ years as well!) Recommended.
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Summary: Historical Fiction - One of the Best in the Genre!
Review: This is one of the great pieces of historical fiction. The skillful blend of ficticious hero Johnny Tremain with real-life situations of colonial America is a gift, for which the author was awarded the annual Newbery Medal. "Johnny Tremain" brings to life the viewpoints of average America, of every day people who did not receive proper mention in History books, without neglecting the human side of adolescent pressures and working hard to become a respectable, productive member of society. This makes for very pleasant reading and renders this classic completely realistic. As a teacher I would recommend this book for classroom reading beginning at the 6th grade level through high school. Although several of my 4th graders eagerly selected this book for "fun reading", few have actually completed and successfully tested on the material. "Johnny Tremain" is simply slightly higher level reading. - Those who are reading "Johnny Tremain" for a school report be warned that the film version omits a considerable chunk of the plot in the origianl book, while completely changing important elements! As almost in 100% of all cases: If your teacher knows BOTH, the book and the film, don't even think about it! - I also highly recommend "The Witch Of Blackbird Pond", another Newbery Medal winner and equally great piece of Colonial Historical Fiction.*****
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Summary: A classic pre-PC Newbery
Review: This is a great story from the pre-political correctness era of the Newbery Award (today the sex and ethnic background of authors and of the books' protagonists are a factor in determining the award). As another reviewer has done, I advise you to overlook some of the negative reviews here, which come from students who were given the book as assigned reading and who would rather be playing video games. Here's an excerpt from one of my favorite negative reviews:
"First off, I can't figure out how or why Johnny Termain [sic] won the Newbery award. My guess is that perhaps there was a shortage of quality book [sic]. This book is painfuly [sic] bad."
That's from a student writing a thesis! Another difference between today and the time Johnny Tremain was written: back then, college students could write a decently constructed sentence.
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