Johnny Tremain Themes

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In the book, “Johnny Tremain” it was about a boy. The boy was named Johnny Tremain. Johnny Tremain was fourteen years old. Johnny Tremain was living in the Lapham House. During that time, Johnny Tremain was living in the Lapham House those were the days that was leading into the Revolutionary War. While in the book Johnny Tremain was adventuring the Revolutionary War. While Johnny Tremain was adventuring he was with a group for freedom fighters and patriots. Also in this book Johnny Tremain will adventure and have many reencounter really fun events and have fun. In this book, the theme is that man can stand up. The book Johnny Tremain is about the Americans fighting with the British in the American Revolutionary War. Also another theme is

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