content: While both my parents and my parent's friends are always raving about this book, i find a good many things that bother me. The plot starts out promising, but then rapidly goes downhill as one thing after another goes wrong. Not only is that depressing, but the main character (Johnny Tremain) shows absolutely no feeling or connection with what is going on; which is the major downfall of the book. Even though I can see how it might be deemed worthwhile by some people, I myself feel that the subject matter and wording are innapropriate for the recommended reading age.