Johnny Tremain

By: Esther Forbes

Narrated by: Grace Conlin

Newbery Medal Winner, 1944

A story filled with danger and excitement, Johnny Tremain tells of the turbulent, passionate times in Boston just before the Revolutionary War.

Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught with Otis, Hancock, and John and Samuel Adams in the exciting operations and subterfuges leading up to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington. As Johnny is forced into the role of a full-grown man in the face of his new country's independence, he finds that his relations with those he loves changes for the better as well.

Johnny Tremain is historical fiction at its best, portraying the living drama of Revolutionary Boston through the shrewd eyes of an observant boy.

©1970 Linwood M. Erskine, Jr. (P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"This is Esther Forbes at her brilliant best....Johnny may well take his place with Jim Hawkins, Huck Finn, and other young immortals...." (Book Week)

"This introduction to American history is a classic...." (AudioFile)

Audio Goals💗😻

I loved it with the audio. So much easier! Also the woman speaking actually puts some emotion into the reading and adds some character voices. My peers seem to hate it reading out of the book but yet I love it hearing it.
SPOILER ALERT:Johnny dies. jk. ITS JUST A PRANK BRO

Accurate and Detailed

This was a greatly accurate, and detailed piece on historical fiction. This story had the ability to bring both facts and tears to your eyes. Yet, overall, patriotism and anger.

Mr Coachman 4th grade teacher

I love this story from the 1st time I read it in Mr Coachman's 4th grade class, at South Elementary school, Hermosa Beach, Calif.

Johnny tremain

I love this book so much.However there were a few words I didn't understand.I had to read this book because of my teacher during class.In the beginning it was so boring I decided not to read the book.Then audible sponsored my fav YouTube and tried.Omg it made it much easier and much more interesting.BTW,her voice is so #goals

It was sad

It honestly was a good book but I hated that rab died. Besides that it was great