My Brother Sam Is Dead
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James Lincoln Collier. (2012). My Brother Sam Is Dead. Blackstone Publishing.

James Lincoln Collier. 2012. My Brother Sam Is Dead. Blackstone Publishing.

James Lincoln Collier, My Brother Sam Is Dead. Blackstone Publishing, 2012.

James Lincoln Collier. My Brother Sam Is Dead. Blackstone Publishing, 2012.

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     James Lincoln Collier has written many books for children, including Give Dad My Best and Planet out of the Past. He has also contributed more than five hundred articles to the New York Times Magazine, Reader's Digest, and Boy's Life. His honors include the Kidger Prize for Teaching, the Jane Addams Peace Prize, and the Newbery Honor.

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     Christopher Collier is an author and historian. He attended Clark University and Columbia University, where he earned his PhD. He was the official Connecticut State Historian from 1984 to 2004 and is now professor of history emeritus at the University of Connecticut. He is the brother of James Lincoln Collier, with whom he has written a number of novels, most of which are based on historic events. His books have been nominated for several awards, including the Newbery Honor and the Pulitzer Prize.

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Winner of the Newbery Honor, My Brother Sam is Dead brings the Revolutionary War to life in this contemporary classic for young adults.

The classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary War

All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother. Sam is smart and brave, and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British, including Tim and Sam's father.

With the war soon raging, Tim knows he will have to make a choice between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats, and between his brother and his father.

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Winner of the Newbery Honor, My Brother Sam is Dead brings the Revolutionary War to life in this contemporary classic for young adults.

The classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary War

All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother. Sam is smart and brave, and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British, including Tim and Sam's father.

With the war soon raging, Tim knows he will have to make a choice between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats, and between his brother and his father.

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1. • source: American Library Association
   • value: Newbery Honor Book
2. • source: National Book Foundation
   • value: National Book Award Finalist
3. • source: Association for Library Service to Children
   • value: Notable Children's Books

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1. • code: JUV016080
   • description: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars
2. • code: JUV016120
   • description: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
3. • code: JUV039030
   • description: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement