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James Lincoln Collier

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

June 27, 1928

Genre

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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James Lincoln Collier’s books

Average rating: 3.49 · 24,089 ratings · 2,721 reviews · 132 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.44 avg rating — 19,353 ratings — published 1974 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Empty Mirror 3.54 avg rating — 549 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With Every Drop of Blood: A Novel of the Civil War by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier (Contributor) 3.68 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War Comes to Willy Freeman (Arabus Family Saga, #1) by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.64 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 1983 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jump Ship to Freedom (Arabus Family Saga) by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.77 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1981 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Teddy Bear Habit (Lost Treasures, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1967 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bloody Country by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.38 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1976 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winter Hero by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.41 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1978 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Is Carrie? (The Arabus Family Saga, #3) by James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier 3.73 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1984 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Making of Jazz: A Comprehensive History 4.23 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1978 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by James Lincoln Collier

Arabus Family Saga (3 books)
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James Lincoln Collier,

Christopher Collier

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Great Inventions (31 books)
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James Lincoln Collier

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“We woke up before the sun, hitched the oxen to the wagon, herded the cattle out of the Platt’s pasture where they had spent the night, and started off again on the road toward Peekskill. Peekskill was on the Hudson River. We would turn south there and go down the river about five miles to Verplancks Point. From North Salem to Peekskill was more than twenty miles. It would take us all day to make fifteen miles to our next stop, Father’s friends south of Mohegan. We were supposed to pick up another escort. I hoped we would find it soon. I didn’t like traveling through this country alone, and I kept looking around all the time for galloping horsemen.”
― James Lincoln Collier, My Brother Sam is Dead

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“It was so beautiful I could hardly keep my eyes off it. “Father, it’s so big,” I said. He grinned. “This is nothing, Tim. Wait till we get down to Verplancks”
― James Lincoln Collier, My Brother Sam is Dead

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“But nobody was really desperate.”
― James Lincoln Collier, My Brother Sam is Dead

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What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about book banning) for children and/or young adults should we read in January and February 2010?

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

25 votes, 31.6%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

9 votes, 11.4%

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book by Nat Hentoff

9 votes, 11.4%

A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck

8 votes, 10.1%

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

7 votes, 8.9%

My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier

5 votes, 6.3%

The Pigman by Paul Zindel

5 votes, 6.3%

The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney

5 votes, 6.3%

The Little Black Fish by صمد بهرنگی / Samad Behrangi

4 votes, 5.1%

The Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene

2 votes, 2.5%

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