Through The Eyes of Johnny Tremain.

Authors Note: American Revolution, through the eyes of Johnny Tremain, a young silversmith who is drawn into the war after meeting Rab, a daring young member of the Sons of Liberty.

      Johnny Tremain, is a 14 year old silversmith apprentice living in Boston during the 1770's. The owner, Ephraim Lapham, no longer wants to run the silversmith shop and so, Johnny is left in charge, other then the two apprentices. Johnny goes threw a lot threw out this book. Often, he gets bullied by the other apprentices and Lapham's daughters. There are many point of views from different characters. From the small characters to the main characters. I found reading from Johnny's point of view was the most interesting.

     One night, Johnny reveals his family secret to Cilla Lapham, who Mrs. Lapham want him to marry. Before Johnny's mother died she was related to a very wealthy merchant named Jonathan Lyte. She also gave Johnny a silver cup featuring the Lyte coat of arms but told him not to make any contact with them unless he became desperate to.

      As Johnny is creating a silver basin for the wealthy merchant John Hancock, Dove plays a joke on Johnny that was intended to be harmless but humbling. Dove hands Johnny a cracked crucible but the prank goes wrong and Johnny's hand is left deformed and burned terribly. No longer, is Johnny able to work as a silversmith. Johnny Tremain goes from the pride of the Lapham house to the burden. Mrs Lapham forbids Johnny from marrying Cilla and complains of having to house and feed him. In search of a new trade, Johnny comes across a print shop where a Whig newspaper, the Boston Observer is published. Johnny is intrigued by Rab, the nephew and apprentice of the owner Mr. Lorne. After Johnny tells the story of his accident Rab promises to give Johnny a job delivering newspapers if Johnny can find no better work.

In desperation, Johnny approaches Jonathan Lyte and produces the silver cup as evidence that they are related. However Jonathan Lyte accuses Johnny of stealing it and has him arrested. With the assistance of Rab and Cilla, Johnny is cleared of the charges in court. After this Jonathan Lyte then steals the cup after Johnny tries to sell it to him. At this point Johnny takes up the offer of delivering newspapers for Mr. Lorne.       As you can see, this is not all of the story. But, I find it very important and very interesting especially from reading it from Johnny's point of view. I find, the story  reminds me of a diary. It mostly sounds like a journal Johnny keeps there out the book.