Book Review- Award Winner

Chapter book for forth to seventh graders. "Johnny Tremain," by Esther Forbes, a historian. A Newbery winner. Not to be discriminatory, but to be honest this book is better suited for boys. As a child I read this book because I had a many greats, great-grandfather who signed the Declaration of Independence and I was interested in just why we went to war.
The story takes place just before the American Revolution. It's about a boy, Johnny, who gets caught up in all the commotion of pre-war and the early parts of fighting. History does come alive in this book, but it's not for all kids. It's not easy, fast reading. And some children might get bored and stop reading it.