My Brother Sam Is Dead - Christopher Collier

Young Tim Meeker is caught between his brother's patriotism and his father's Tory sympathies in this story of the American Revolution. nThe classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary War nn 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.