{"product_id":"johnny-tremain-a-newbery-award-winner-paperback","title":"Johnny Tremain: A Newbery Award Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Hoskins Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis thrilling Newbery Medal-winning novel about the Revolutionary War is a classic of children's historical fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future ahead of him, injures his hand in a tragic accident, forcing him to look for other work. In his new job as a horse-boy, riding for the patriotic newspaper \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Observer \u003c\/em\u003eand as a messenger for the Sons of Liberty, he encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Johnny is involved in the pivotal events of the American Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to the first shots fired at Lexington. Powerful illustrations by artist Michael McCurdy help bring this classic novel for middle graders to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e (18911967) garnered a Newbery Medal and an enduring place in children's literature with the publication of \u003ci\u003eJohnny Tremain\u003c\/i\u003e. Her adult novel, \u003ci\u003ePaul Revere and the World He Lived In\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johnny Tremain\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133088436359,"sku":"9780547614328","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8f55f33ba23948320f19ce342ac41681.webp?v=1732631696","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/johnny-tremain-a-newbery-award-winner-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}