Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Johnny Tremain
Book Review: A Great Book to read
Summary: 5 Stars
I started to read this book & I was like "Where is all of the action?".As the story went on,the plot got better.At first it seemed like Johnny was going to fulfill his wish of being a silversmith,but it took a turn for the worst.One day,while Johnny was working on the sugar basin,he asked Dove for a crucible & Dove handed him a cracked crucible that Mr.Lapham never used,because he wanted to get back @ at Johnny for being soo arrogant.After that,Johnny couldn't fulfil his dream of becoming a master silversmith,so he had to go find work and maybe a new home.He found a new job and a new house to live in at a newspaper shop with his new friend Rab.Book Review: A Mediocre Book
Summary: 2 Stars
Unlike most books, this one started out with pizzaz and was interesting from the very beginning. The end (or mostly the second half of this book) was dull, dumb, lifeless, boring, ambigous, and altogether a terrible read. I forced myself to finish it and found myself asleep with the book on the floor next to me quite often. If the beginning of this book wasn't so good I would give this book a one star rating, which it doesn't even deserve. For those looking for historical fiction wrapped in drama and excitement you won't find it here.Book Review: A book to grow on
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read and loved this book when I was eleven years old.(Never mind how long ago that was.) Since then it has remained one of the favorite books of my childhood. Johnny, Rab, Cilla and Dov become very real people due to the author's skill and the story lingers for decades. Even now, when someone mentions the "forgotten" revolutionary, John Otis, or the cantakerous Sam Adams, it is my memories of them in this book that come to mind. Esther Forbes gave a blessing to the whole world when she wrote this book. Read it. Treasure it.Book Review: A classic pre-PC Newbery
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great story from the pre-political correctness era of the Newbery Award (today the sex and ethnic background of authors and of the books' protagonists are a factor in determining the award).As another reviewer has done, I advise you to overlook some of the negative reviews here, which come from students who were given the book as assigned reading and who would rather be playing video games. Here's an excerpt from one of my favorite negative reviews:
"First off, I can't figure out how or why Johnny Termain [sic] won the Newbery award. My guess is that perhaps there was a shortage of quality book [sic]. This book is painfuly [sic] bad."
That's from a student writing a thesis! Another difference between today and the time Johnny Tremain was written: back then, college students could write a decently constructed sentence.
Book Review: A definate must-have-for-all-time book
Summary: 5 Stars
Johnny Trumain is a classic that will probably never die. It teaches great lessons within its captivating storyline and wonderful"I can relate to that" type characters. A young silversmith burns his hand and can't work anymore. But low and behold he falls in with the brothers of liberty and is present for many of there famous doings including the Boston Tea Party. I can't tell the end but this book is definately worth reading and you'll truely be missing out if you don't read it.So save yourself the trouble andlisten to me and READ THIS BOOK.