Winner of the Newbery Honor, the Revolutionary War comes alive in this contemporary classic for young adults.

The Revolutionary War had no clear-cut loyalties--it divided families, friends, and towns. Young Tim Meeker's sixteen-year-old brother goes off to fight with the Patriots while his father remains a reluctant British Loyalist in the Tory town of Redding, Connecticut. Tim's always looked up to his brother, who's smart and brave. With the war soon raging, Tim knows he'll have to make a choice--between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats...and between his brother and his father. Over the course of the war, Tim learns that life teaches some bitter lessons and does not guarantee clear answers. My Brother Sam Is Dead is a stirring, probing tale full of action and suspense, putting you right into the heart of the Revolutionary War.

Author: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/1984
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780027229806
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 127 / My Brother Sam Is Dead


Award: 1975 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's

About the Author
James Lincoln Collier is an American journalist, professional musician, and author of books, primarily nonfiction for adult readers and fiction for children. His literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead, a Newbery Honor book that was also named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and was nominated for a National Book Award in 1975.

Christopher Collier is an American historian and fiction writer. Collier and his brother, author James Lincoln Collier, have cowritten novels, most of which are based on historic events. Their novel My Brother Sam Is Dead is a Newbery Honor book that was also named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and was nominated for a National Book Award in 1975.