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Johnny Tremain

Written by Esther Forbes

Juvenile Fiction - Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
· Yearling
· Trade Paperback · Ages 10 UP
· April 1, 1987 · $6.99 · 978-0-440-44250-9 (0-440-44250-8)

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Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolutionary War. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Revolutionary Boston is the important discovery Johnny makes in his own life.

WINNER 1944 - Newbery Medal Winner

Esther Forbes received the Pulitzer Prize for history for Paul Revere and the World He Lived In.

From the Paperback edition.