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__My Brother Sam is Dead__, by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier ISBN: 0-590-07339-7 c1974 216 pages R.L. 6.2

-pages 27-28 where Tim and his father are talking about Sam going off to war and whether or not they are for it.
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Sixteen year old Sam, a Yale student, defies his father, an innkeeper in Redding, Connecticut, and joins the Continental Army. His younger brother, Tim, is left to help at the family tavern. Tim supports his brother, but tries to remain somewhat silent because he knows his parents are against any war at any cost.
 * Summary:**

There are many hardships and a lot of bitterness and conflicting beliefs in the lives of ordinary people during this time...the American Revolution.

It makes you wonder......... 1. Is war a good thing? 2. Is it okay to support something even though you are against it? 3. Should young people die for their country, even it it may not help solve anything?

YA Fiction--United States; history; revolution; 1775-1783; war; death
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