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James Lincoln Collier

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born

June 27, 1928 in The United States

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Children's Books, History, Nonfiction

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James Lincoln Collier (born June 27, 1928) is a journalist, author, and professional musician.

Collier's notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974), a Newbery Honor book that was also named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. He also wrote a children's book titled The Empty Mirror (2004), The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik guitar teacher turns out to be a crook, and Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit. His list of children's books also includes Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang. His writings for adults include numerous books on jazz, including biographies of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and...more

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Books by James Lincoln Collier

Average rating: 3.35 · 6,360 ratings · 853 reviews · 89 distinct works

	My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.33 avg rating — 5,610 ratings — published 1974 — 19 editions	My rating:
	The Empty Mirror 3.45 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Jump Ship to Freedom (Arabus Family Saga) by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.68 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions	My rating:
	With Every Drop of Blood: A Novel of the Civil War by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.54 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	My rating:
	War Comes to Willy Freeman by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.25 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Bloody Country by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.27 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Teddy Bear Habit 4.12 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Dreadful Revenge of Ernest Gallen 2.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Winter Hero by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Who Is Carrie? by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Series by James Lincoln Collier

Arabus Family Saga (3 books)
by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier

3.50 avg rating — 206 ratings

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