Book Review By E: "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Forbes

"Johnny Tremain" by Esther Forbes is a very exciting book about the hardships of living in Boston during the Revolutionary War.

Johnny is a silversmith's apprentice until he burns his hand on molten silver. There is no place in Boston for a boy with a crippled hand, so he must learn to live without a craft.

This book is for boys mostly because it is about one, but girls will like it, too. Ages nine and up. There is some violence, gory bits, and it has a mixed ending.