Esther Forbes

Brash young apprentice Johnny Tremain, injured in an accident that leaves him unable to practice his trade, becomes involved with Rab, a Boston printer, who draws Johnny with him into the events of the Revolutionary War.

As a promising young silversmith apprentice in Boston, Johnny Tremain's life is forever changed when a tragic accident results in a severe burn to his hand. Forced to seek other work, Johnny finds himself a messenger for a patriotic newspaper, The Boston Observer, where he becomes involved with Paul Revere, Dr. Joseph Warren, Josiah Quincy, and a young newspapaer apprentice -- all members of a secret organization called the Sons of Liberty.