{"product_id":"my-brother-sam-is-dead-scholastic-gold-paperback-1","title":"My Brother Sam Is Dead (Scholastic Gold) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lincoln Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis classic Newbery Honor Book joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Brother Sam Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar is raging and Tim knows he'll have to make a choice -- between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Lincoln Collier was the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of numerous books, including the Newbery Honor and National Book Award nominee \u003ci\u003eMy Brother Sam Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, written with his brother, Christopher Collier. Together the brothers coauthored many historical fiction novels for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJump Ship to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar Comes to Willy Freeman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWith Every Drop of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and they also cowrote dozens of nonfiction books. Before his death in 2024, James wrote more than thirty books for young people over the course of nearly sixty years, ranging from humorous novels to historical fiction and nonfiction to book about music and musicians. James was the father of two grown children and the grandfather of four. He and his wife lived in New York City and had a country home in Pawling, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Collier was a history teacher for more than forty-five years. As a teacher, he was inspired to write historical novels, so he convinced his brother James to collaborate with him on a book. The result of that first collaboration was \u003ci\u003eMy Brother Sam Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher continued his work as a professor and historian, all the while writing across many genres, including for young readers, scholarly publications, and fiction. In addition to being a Newbury Honor author and a National Book Award finalist, Christopher was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He was also an avid musician like his brother, playing both the trumpet and flugelhorn. 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