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By: Esther Forbes
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Matt-16 November 12, 2004 Language Arts |
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Summary
Johnny Tremain is a very gifted child who can read, write, and do
arithmetic. He also is a very skilled silversmith. He works for Ephraim Lapham, a
silversmith in Boston. Since JohnnyÕs mother died Johnny is working for
him. Mr. Lapham has two sons,
Dove and Dusty, and four daughters, Madge, Dorcas, Pricilla (Cilla), and Isannah, Johnny is really mean to Dove and Dusty. So one day when Johnny was
working on a project, Dove gave him a cracked crucible. When Johnny finally
realized that the silver wad spilled he tried to clean it up when he burned
his hand. Now his thumb is connected to his palm. Nothing has well ever since,
until he meets Rab. In later days Johnny became a spy
and participated in the Boston Tea Party. When he was in the war his best
friend, Rab, died. When Johnny went to see him he saw a doctor and he said
that he could fix JohnnyÕs hand. |
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Characters
¯ Johnny Tremain: Johnny is a very skilled
silversmith. He is also very arrogant, rash, and cruel to Dove and Dusty.
Johnny grows into a very patriotic man who serves in the army. ¯ Rab Silsbee: Rab is JohnnyÕs best friend who
helped him through the hard times, especially when Johnny was first wounded. ¯ Dove Lapham: Dove is lazy,
stupid, and dishonest. He is responsible for JohnnyÕs hand injury. ¯ Ephraim Lapham: Ephraim is a Boston
silversmith and a pious, kind man who acts as JohnnyÕs master before the
accident. He use to Òshow offÓ Johnny before the accident, now he becomes very ignorant of what Johnny does. SettingThe setting of the story is in
Colonial Boston and takes place during the years immediately preceding the
Revolutionary War. The story begins in the summer of 1773 and ends during
April of 1775. |
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About The
Author
Ester Forbes was born on June 28, 1891, in Westborough, Massachusetts.
She was the youngest of five children. When she was
young Esther loved to read, and ride her Esther was taught at the Brancroft School in Worcester, the Bradford Academy in
Bradford, and at the University Of Wisconsin.
After WWI Esther joined Houghton Mifflin as part of the editorial staff. After six years at Houghton Mifflin she retired and got married. In 1926
her writing career started by writing Oh Genteel Lady. She also wrote a lot more books such as Mirror
for Witches, The General
Us Lady, and Paul Revere, which she won the
Pulitzer Prize for history in 1943. Esther Forbes
died in 1967 in Massachusetts. |
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Review This
book was one of the best books I have ever read! It was a well-written book,
meaning that I could easily understand what the author was
telling me. It was also a good story about a boy I think I would like to hang
around with because we could have a lot of fun. I also
enjoyed the time period and setting of the story. I think the author did a wonderful job of telling the reader what America was like in 1773. I can see
why this book won a Newberry award. Forbes
definitely deserved an award for this story. I would highly recommend this
book to anyone.
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