My Brother Sam Is Dead

Contributor(s): Collier, James Lincoln (Author), Collier, Christopher (Author)

ISBN: 9780027229806

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Hardcover

$19.99

Pub Date: October 1, 1984

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 84028787

Lexile Code: 0770

Features: Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 10 to 13

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.30" L x 5.50" W ( 0.75 lbs) 224 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000000127 ( My Brother Sam Is Dead)

Reading level: 4.90

Interest level: MG

Point value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.

Brief description: 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.

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