Goodreads synopsis: Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolutionary War. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Revolutionary Boston is the important discovery Johnny makes in his own life.
My rating: 3 stars.
Content warnings: PG. A character is burned and subsequently maimed, but only feels brief pain and passes out. Very little of the injury is described. A character is accused of stealing (they're innocent) and threatened with hanging.
Thoughts: It's nice to read a book once in a while where the main character starts out as a jerk and changes by the end. It has been done, but it's less common, so it's still neat to see it when it happens.
The story itself is mostly pretty predictable. But the history makes it a notable read. Esther Forbes was a historian, so the history included in her book is more likely to be more accurate than some other historical fictions might be. And since it's the main reason to read this book, I should hope that it is as accurate as possible, which I haven't seen anything that is concerned it isn't accurate.
The characters are pretty much what you'd expect them to be, but Johnny's injury does lend some extra interest to him as a main character. All in all the book isn't super special, but it is still an interesting historical read.
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