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Johnny Tremain is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 by Esther Forbes that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution.Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, courtship, sacrifice, human rights, and the growing tension between Patriots and Loyalists as conflict nears.
In 1943, her best-known work Johnny Tremain was published, for which she received the Newbery Award in 1944. In 1946, America's Paul Revere was published and in 1947, The Boston Book was published. In 1947, she received the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer novel award of $150,000 for her then forthcoming book, The Running of the Tide , published in 1948.
Present publisher Simon & Schuster labels the book for ages 8–12, grades 4-6, [5] but the parental guide Common Sense Media capsule is "Brilliant but complex novel for older kids". "[S]uperb writing and characters make for a great story, but complexities of plot and style may leave some readers frustrated or bored."
In ninth grade I finally had a world history class, in which we actually studied the Middle Ages! My teacher was Mr. Cliff Avron, quite easily the coolest person I had ever met.
Johnny Tremain is a 1957 American adventure war film made by Walt Disney Productions, released by Buena Vista Distribution, [2] and based on the 1944 Newbery Medal-winning children's novel of the same name by Esther Forbes, retelling the story of the years in Boston, Massachusetts prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution.
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes (1943) The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (1951) East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (1952) Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson (1956) The Baron in the Trees, by Italo Calvino (1957) Flowers for Algernon, short story and novel by Daniel Keyes (short story 1959, novel 1966) To Kill a Mockingbird, novel by Harper Lee (1960)
It was a young Afghan boy, Martz found out later, who detonated 40 pounds of explosives beneath Martz’s squad. He was one of the younger kids who hung around the Marines. Martz had given him books and candy and, even more precious, his fond attention. The boy would tip them off to IEDs and occasionally brought them fresh-baked bread.
I think we are going to need some more cleanup here. This is a good book that is read by a lot of people; some of them want to post their book reports; as a result, there is a lot of redundancy. Bigturtle 00:33, 30 January 2007 (UTC) Thanks to co-editors for cleanup work. Bigturtle 22:14, 31 January 2007 (UTC)