An exciting new paperback edition of the Newbery Medalâwinning classic.
The Year: 1773. The place: Boston. Johnny Tremain is fourteen and apprenticed to a silversmith. He is gifted and lords his skills over the other apprentices, until one day his hand is horribly burned by molten silver. Johnnyâs dreams of silversmithing are over.
A depressed Johnny finds work as a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety, a job that brings him in touch with Boston patriotsâand the excitement that will lead to the Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington. Includes a new introduction by Newbery Honor Winner Gary D. Schmidt.
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Classics
Publisher : Clarion Books
Author : Forbes, Esther Hoskins
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2011-05-02
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0547614322
ISBN-13 : 9780547614328
Item weight : 0.5 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 5.2 in x 7.6 in
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