My Brother Sam Is Dead

By: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier

Narrated by: John C. Brown

Winner of the Newbery Honor, My Brother Sam is Dead brings the Revolutionary War to life in this contemporary classic for young adults.

The classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary War

All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother. Sam is 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 knows he will have to make a choice between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats, and between his brother and his father.

©1974 James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier (P)1996 Audio Bookshelf

Good story, some profanity.

Good telling of a family during the Revolutionary War era. Had some foul language that made it not suitable for listening by my 9 year old.

Just kept listening

I'm rating this for my 12 year old son who just kept listening to the book. He loves historical fiction and this book was no exception. I downloaded it on a whim for him and he sat for close to the entire time just listening to it! 4 hours of grabbing a 12 year old boys attention says a lot in my opinion.

tough listen!

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I teach this book, so I picked this up in order to keep it fresh in my mind while driving. However, I find the reader's voice to be so shrill that I can't listen for more than a few minutes!

What did you like best about this story?

Great storyline.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Yes!

Did My Brother Sam Is Dead inspire you to do anything?

I teach it to my 7th grade.

audio is horrible.

this book deserves so much more from production. the author sounds like he's coming out of that cheap speaker the university of Arizona uses fir it's football games

Bad audio

The story is great, a classic. However, the audio was very quiet and difficult to hear. I had to have it at full volume and still strained. An updated version would be appreciated.