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“People who use language well have all kinds of advantages in life; it enhances their lives and their relationships with other people. And you don’t learn how to use your language by watching television, you learn to use it by reading books!”—James Lincoln Collier
James Lincoln Collier’s My Brother Sam Is Dead is a Newbery Honor Book. His honors also include an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and two NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Books in the Field of Social Studies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Accomplished author James Lincoln Collier comes from a family filled with writers and teachers. His father wrote children’s books and several... Read More
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Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 1, 1996
Price: $6.99
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Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1987
Price: $5.99
Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers' notes to buy his family's freedom.
But now Daniel's father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has... Read more >
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Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1987
Price: $6.50
Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City.
Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a... Read more >
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Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2001
Price: $12.00
Carrie has been a kitchen slave in Sam Fraunces's tavern in New York City for as long as she can remember. But after she narrowly escapes a kidnapper, Carrie becomes more curious about her mysterious past. After all, she doesn't even know her own last name.
When her friend Dan Arabus comes to town, he talks about his... Read more >
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Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $6.50
Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniel's father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers' notes to buy his family's freedom.
But now Daniel's father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has... Read more >
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Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $6.50
Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City.
Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a... Read more >
