5/20/2023 0 Comments Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes![]() ![]() Lapham, is strict on keeping the Sabbath day holy. While not a truly religious book, the undertones of Christian religion play a part in the story. There are good lessons to be learned from the book, such as humbleness and standing up for what's right. Most of the British are seen as cruel and heartless, but many of them just want to stop fighting and run a home or a business. ![]() Johnny is a bit of a brat when the story begins, but when he finds that he cannot work anymore after an accident with a crucible which caused his thumb to warp into his palm, he meets people who help him crawl out of his boastful shell and become a respectable person. When a serious accident leaves him out of work, he becomes a carrier for the "Boston Observer" and finds himself becoming dangerously close to the many people trying to declare independence for America in the mid 1700s. In a country on the brink of Revolution lives 14-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice to a silversmith at Hancock's Wharf, Massachusetts. Wonderfully-written historical fiction novel is a bit on the violent side, but very enjoyable. ![]()
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