false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187732834m/1751237.jpg 122756 16 <div>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.<br></div> 1207057 1974 My Brother Sam Is Dead (Apple Signature) total:2197|5:417|4:635|3:714|2:278|1:153| 2197 7476 2646 338 1 4 false false Sun Oct 21 13:08:53 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 13:16:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Oct 25 07:31:35 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 13 08:01:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 15 17:26:27 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 17:26:53 -0800 2009 Newberry Honour Book
Rating: 9/10. I love anti-war books.

Basic plot: Tim, the narrator, is a preteen boy who idolizes his brother. But when Sam defies his father and leaves Yale to fight in the American Revolution, Tim is torn betwe...more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 14 21:44:41 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 22:09:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Feb 25 16:33:01 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 16:33:27 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 13:30:25 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 13:31:11 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 15 09:02:15 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 09:18:55 -0700 2009 My Brother Sam is Dead has got to be the most overly exaggerated (until it bores the crap out of the reader) book in the history of the U.S. It is also claimed to be a children's book. Parents have to be careful of what they show to their children, due to the fact I'm pretty sure no parent would s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 20:41:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 21:42:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Feb 01 10:05:37 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 10:06:05 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 13:19:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 18:20:29 -0700 2009
The book My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier takes place during the time of the Revolutionary war. Tim and Sam"s father Tory is on the British side although he against the war. Tim isn't sure what side he is on. On the othe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:50:05 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 08:56:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 08:42:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:56:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 11:16:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 20:13:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 10:35:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 10:46:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 02 22:44:11 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 12:55:38 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 23:42:55 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 23:53:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 25 12:12:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 12:08:37 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 12:11:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Apr 27 16:15:33 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 16:33:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1988 Thu Sep 20 17:12:28 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 17:13:37 -0700 2007 The first and only book that did that--ha, just kidding.
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