My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974)
Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings, - Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars, - Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, - Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, - Young Adult Fiction / Family / Siblings, - Young Adult Fiction / Historical / General, - Young Adult Fiction / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods -
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James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
Overview
The classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary War<p></p>All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's 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 know he'll have to make a choice -- between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.