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Johnny Tremain / written by Esther Forbes ; illustrated by Lynd Ward.

Forbes, Esther, (author.). Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985 (illustrator.).

Summary:

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 shaping the American Revolution from the Boston Tea Party to the first shots fired at Lexington.

Record details

ISBN: 9780547614328
ISBN: 0547614322
ISBN: 9781451711530
ISBN: 1451711530
ISBN: 9780606234337
ISBN: 0606234330
Physical Description: 300 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2011], ©1971.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A story of Boston in revolt"--Cover. Originally published: United States : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 1943.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Up and about -- The pride of your power -- An earth of brass -- The rising eye -- The Boston Observer -- Salt-water tea -- The fiddler's bill -- A world to come -- The scarlet deluge -- 'Disperse, Ye rebels!' -- Yankee Doodle -- Man can stand up.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 9-12.
Awards Note:	Newbery Medal, 1944