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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
As far as children's classics go, Johnny Tremain holds up fairly well in terms of being readable and having interesting events. Johnny does have some character development, going from a prideful boy who thinks he knows everything, can't keep from mouthing off and has no loyalty that can outlast boredom to a young man with principles and some amount of self-control. Their protests against the British would be interesting discussion for tweens who have seen a whole lot of protests in our era.
It has several dated aspects that would be worth talking over with a kid who is reading it. The representation of slaves isn't great--they're often happy to be slaves, several are shifty or hysterical. The rebels dress like Native Americans and talk in grunts that they call "Indian speak". Johnny slaps a little girl for being dressed inappropriately.
It has several dated aspects that would be worth talking over with a kid who is reading it. The representation of slaves isn't great--they're often happy to be slaves, several are shifty or hysterical. The rebels dress like Native Americans and talk in grunts that they call "Indian speak". Johnny slaps a little girl for being dressed inappropriately.