Description: This striking 75th anniversary edition of Forbes' Newbery Medal-winning classic, one of the first historical novels written for children, is updated with new jacket art and an illustrated Foreword from author-illustrator Hale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series).
Brief description: Esther Forbes (1891-1967) garnered a Newbery Medal and an enduring place in children's literature with the publication of Johnny Tremain. Her adult novel, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1943.
Review Quotes:
"This sweeping tale of redcoats and revolutionaries has a lot to offer. Forbes, a historian, writes with detail and precision, imbuing historical events with life and passion that is often lacking in textbooks." - Common Sense Media
"This is Esther Forbes at her brilliant best. She has drawn the character of Johnny with such sympathy and insight that he may take his place with Jim Hawkins, Huck Finn and other young immortals." - Book Week