Author: James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier
Publisher & Date: Scholastic, 1 Jun 2005
Page Count: 240 pages
ISBN: 978-0439783606
Age/Reading Level: 10-13/Grades 5-8
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Book Information
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.
War is raging and Tim knows he’ll have to make a choice — between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.
Challenges & Bans
This book has been challenged for its portrayal of the American Revolution as violent, complex, and not always heroic, and for its use of profanity and other mature themes like battlefield violence and alcohol use
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Awards & Accolades
Newbery Medal (1975)
