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Summary: makes u appreciate history
Review: This book may not be the fastest moving book and you might have to put it down every once and a while, but as a whole, it's a book to appreciate. Strong characters bring to life the story. It made me think of my country's beginnings and how much i appreciate and admire the country's patriots. Whether you need a book for history class or for fun reading, this is an excellent book for everyone (even if history isn't your favortie subject!).
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Summary: THIS WAS THE ABSOLOUTE WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ
Review: First off, I would like to say that when I started reading this book for a language arts class assignment, I had NOTHING against it. I don't mind books about history; I don't mind reading, and believe me, I WANTED to enjoy it. But by the time I got done the first chapter, I knew this book was horrible, yet I continued to read it. I did not HAVE to read it, I could have just gotten the answers from someone else, but I read it anyway. This book was horrible. It was unrealistic and had almost nothing at all to do with history. The plot line (if you could actually call "that" a plot line) had nothing to do with anything, the so called adventures this dumb Johnny Tremain kid got himself into were things that would never ever happen EVER. It had nothing to do with anything in history and tried to drift more of your attention to this dumb kid who got some stupid silver cup stolen. It was the most boring book I have ever read.
If you are actually considering buying this trash, PLEASE for the sake of your poor kids or students or whomever, RECONSIDER. If you want to buy them something educational or something that portrayals early American life, DO NOT buy this. I forced myself to be bored with this dumb book about three quarters of the way through, and then I could not take it anymore. There was nothing I found remotely interesting; I would not force my worst enemy to read this book. It would be more fun and interesting watching someone pick the lint of their socks.
If one was not the lowest number I would rate this book a zero, it deserves a negative 200, but that would draw too much attention to a book so dumb it does not deserve ANY attention. I feel so strongly about this that I am actually wasting my summer to come and type this to help prevent some poor soul from going through the torture I went through. Why this book won a Newberry metal, I don't know, something seriously went wrong, but look at the other books on that list... SHILOH? I personally think that someone was held at gunpoint to actually PUBLISH this book.
Don't waste your time with this waste of paper. Incase you are wondering, I got a 98 on that test without even reading a lot of the book and the other parts I actually did read I was too busy banging my head into the wall or falling asleep, the only thing that stopped me from shredding this book in the Garbage disposal or a cuisinart was that I might break one of them on this useless piece of (crud) and that I would not pay the school even 10 cents for this horribly written garbage.
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Summary: BEST Book Ever!!
Review: This book is GREAT!! It may be slow at the beginning, but every book has its boring points. The ending is a little sad but, you have to realize that is what LOTS of kids and people were going through. I would recomend this book to any one!
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Summary: What a HORRIBLE book.
Review: First off, I can't figure out how or why Johnny Termain won the Newbery award. My guess is that perhaps there was a shortage of quality book. This book is painfuly bad.I'm doing my thesis on the Revolutionary War at the Elementary level, and I was told I should read this book. Thre are so many other books that are so much better. If you want to read about the Revolutionary War, then I suggest some Dear America books, and My name is America books, and MY Brother Sam is Dead. The problem with Johnny Termain is that the war isn't mentioned until 1/2 of the book is over. The author just prattles on about nothing. It briefly mentions the Boston Masscure, and the Boston Tea Party. They are two events that are reasons why we went to war, but the author just skips over them. As a character, Johnny is a smart mouthed little punk. The reader never really cares about what happens to him. In the story, Johnny gets injured on his silversmith job, and has to find other work. The problem is that we don't read that much about the war, and that's what this book is suppose to be about. There are a lot of fictional books that are a good read that deal with the Revolutionary War.....Johnny Termain isn't one of them.
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Summary: Cilla
Review: I found this girl Cilla in the book to be very interesting. Her sister Isannah was pretty interesting too. The book overall was very good and had a suprise ending.
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Summary: You have to read this book!!!!!
Review: I had to read this book at school, and I liked it from the very beginning. It has a very exciting plot and I found it very hard to put down! I really liked the ending. This book is very unpredictable and that is one of the reasons I liked it so much. It is about an apprentice silversmith who burns his hand and then the plot goes wild. You have to read this book even if you don't really like historical fiction. It's one of my favorite books!
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Summary: I envy the person who has not read this book.
Review: Good for the young and old alike. This historical fiction book is quite accurate about the American Revolutionary war era - and is easy to read and moves along quickly. Very well written and very enjoyable reading. I often give it as a gift to a 'New' American.
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Summary: Johnny Tremain is a very interesting and educational book.
Review: I totally disagree with Jordan, who said Johnny Tremain is the most terrible book ever. Many of my classmates had said that this book is boring, but I personally think this is a very good book. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Since I will be doing American history next year, it also helped me understand life before and after the Revoluntionary War. I suggest all 12 through 14 year-olds read this.
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Summary: Johnny Tremain
Review: Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain is a book in which the author writes about the American Revolution. Johnny Tremain takes place in the city of Boston in 1773. Johnny is a boy who is 15 years old and lives in Boston. His mother died when he was 12 years old. Johnny works as a silversmith for a talented but old silversmith. Johnny is the most talented apprentice of the three
apprentices employed at the silversmith shop. He became involved in the American Revolution and the battles at Lexington and Concord.
Johnny Tremain is an excellent and fascinating book in which the plot is well spoken and traps the reader. You will never want to put this book down. Johnny Tremain is probably one of the best kid books in print today. It has an excellent retelling of history with accurate dates, titles, and cities from
American Revolution. It describes Boston with accurate titles for the wharves and hills around the Boston area.
You or a kid should read this book to entertain, while at the same time, learn about American history. This book is a historical fiction book, but it still has the right facts. Johnny Tremain is a excellent book about the American Revolution and an excellent kids book to read. Johnny Tremain is a great character to read about. You almost feel as if you are in Boston, in 1773. Esther Forbes does an excellent job in displaying Johnny Tremain in this classic book.
Johnny Tremain was first published in 1943 by Esther Forbes. It's copyright was renewed in 1971 by Linwood M. Erskine, Jr. Johnny Tremain captures the American Revolution in its first stages. The book, Johnny Tremain, won the Newbery medal and national acclaim when it was first published in 1943.
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Summary: Are We Reading the Same Book?
Review: ...Before I read it, my sister had told me horror stories on how BAD it was, and I didn't believe, or listen to her. Now, in the Future, I realizied I should have. Johnny Tremain is the story of Johnny, a 14 year old silversmith's apprentice who is a very talented and un-caring boy. One day, his hand get burned, which cancels all hopes of becoming a talented silversmith. The plot starts out promising, but then rapidly goes downhill as one thing after another goes wrong. Not only is that depressing, but the main character shows absolutely no feeling or connection with what is going on; which is the major downfall of the book. Even though I can see how it might be deemed worthwhile by some people, I myself feel that the subject matter and wording are innapropriate for the recommended reading age. ***NOT A MUST-READ***
I can not believe this book won Newberry medal, for what? Worst book ever written? Well, Johnny, that's the only award you deserve.
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