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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
I read this for an essay assignment in my Children's Lit class, and I really loved it. On the surface, this appears to be a book about the beginning of the American Revolution, but it's really an intimate portrait of an adolescent boy's struggle to discover his worth in a world he feels has forsaken him. Johnny is such a well-developed character. He comes across as a thoroughly authentic teenage boy: one minute you want to throttle him, and the next you want to give him a hug and tell him everything will be okay. Not just for kids; anyone who likes historical fiction (or just a good coming of age story) will probably enjoy this book.