Touchmark

by Mildred Lawrence

Book Overview

An orphaned girl living in pre-Revolutionary Boston longs to be apprenticed to a pewterer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0153003774
• ISBN13: 9780153003776
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Johnny Tremain's female counterpart shines

Abigail Jones, Nabby for short, is a headstrong young woman whose sole desire is to be apprenticed to a pewterer in colonial revolutionary Boston, an "unfit" occupation for a young lady. Recently orphaned, Nabby is saved from becoming a seamstress's apprentice when she is hired to care for a pewterer's crippled daughter. A female answer to literature's beloved Johnny Tremain, Nabby offers a colorful commentary on colonial Boston: its crusty sailors, British soldiers, new streetlamps, and pewter shops. Although not as politically involved as Johnny Tremain, Nabby and her charge Emily play a fateful role in several important events. Pencil illustrations serve to bring Nabby's story to life. Well written, humorous, and educational, this is the female answer to the male derring-do of Johnny Tremain and all too often male protagonists of young adult colonial historical fiction. I had such fond memories of Touchmark from numerous readings in high school that I finally tracked down a used copy. If your daughter enjoys the Felicity American Girl books, she will likely enjoy Touchmark; there's even a touch of puppy love.