A striking 75th-anniversary edition of this Newbery Medal-winning historical fiction classic that has never been out of print since it was first released in 1943 and which brings to life some of the defining events leading up to the American Revolutionary War, features updated jacket art and an illustrated foreword from author-illustrator Nathan Hale. 40,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)

This striking 75th Anniversary edition of this Newbery Medal-winning historical fiction classic is updated with new jacket art and an illustrated foreword from author-illustrator Nathan Hale. 

Johnny Tremain is one of the finest historical novels ever written for children. To read this riveting novel is to live through the defining events leading up to the American Revolutionary War. Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future, injures his hand in an accident, forcing him to look for other work. In his new job as a horse boy, he encounters John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Dr. Joseph Warren. Soon Johnny is involved in pivotal events from the Boston Tea Party to the shots fired at Lexington. For this anniversary edition, Nathan Hale brings his distinct graphic-novel storytelling to a new foreword. - (HARPERCOLL)