My Brother Sam Is Dead (CD-Audio)

from mkschoen

Interesting - portrays both sides fairly. And a good explanation of why Tories supported England, which you don't get often in school (I certainly didn't get ever). Also does a good job of showing that in war, there is always evil, no matter how righteous the cause, and how hard it as on the peop...

from Venisa

Genre: Historical Fiction Review: This story is a Historical Fiction novel because it portrays true events from history (the American Revolution). At the end of the book, sort of like an author's note, the authors tell us that the information depicted in this story is true, the places, time, even...

from andersonjill43224

This book does a good job of making both sides of the revolutionary war (Tories vs. Patriots) equally sympathetic and equally hated forces. "War turns men into animals," says Tim's mother. The question the author really wants his readers to answer is this, "Could America's freedom been purchased ...

from jmilton11

Genre: Historical Fiction Media: none Age: Middle Review: This book has characters who are not real people, however the events the book is based around are historically correct. The author does a good job of including real characters in the story as well. Character: Tim is a dynamic character. He...

from Omrythea

My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Christopher Collier is a historical fiction novel set during the time of the Revolutionary War. This book received the Newbery Honor in 1975 and is written by the same authors who wrote Jump Ship to Freedom. The two authors write as a team with one supplying al...