2 Books by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier
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Overview: James Lincoln Collier is a journalist, author and professional musician. His notable literary works include (and is included in this release) the 1974 My Brother Sam Is Dead, co-authored with his brother Christopher Collier. The novel was awarded the Newbery Honor, named a Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. It also had the notable distinction of having been placed on banned literature lists! In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone professionally.
It wasn’t until after Christopher had earned his doctorate at Columbia and began teaching history at the college level that he convinced his brother James to collaborate with him on a historical novel for young people, the result of that first collaboration being My Brother Sam Is Dead. While Christopher is primarily the researcher of the books and James is the writer, Christopher is a writer in his own right. In addition to winning the Newbery Honor and other awards for books he has written with his brother, Christopher has won high praise for some of his own books. One of these, Roger Sherman’s Connecticut: Yankee Politics and the American Revolution, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished achievement in literature.
Genre: Young Adult | Historical Fiction
The Clock
When her spendthrift father goes into debt after buying a sheep and the inner workings of a clock, fifteen-year-old Annie Steele is sent to work in the town’s new wool mill to help support her family. Her job is full of risk — especially after she and her friend Robert discover that the mill’s cruel overseer is stealing bags of wool and decide to do something about it. Annie longs for the chance to continue her schooling and become a teacher. Will she ever be able to leave the mill?
With Every Drop of Blood: A Novel of the Civil War
Fourteen-year-old Johnny promised his father, who was gravely wounded while fighting for the South, that he would take care of the family and not run off to fight. But when there’s a request to take his mules and wagon on a bold mission to supply the Rebel troops, Johnny can’t resist the chance for revenge as well as a good payday. Times are tough without his father on the farm, and food is scarce for everyone. But his plan goes awry when he’s captured by Cush, a runaway slave. Johnny doesn’t like taking orders from a black man, but he has no choice: He’s heading for prison camp wondering what will become of his family and himself. Along the way, he learns some surprising views about the war, forms an unlikely bond with Cush, and finds his long-held feelings about the issues surrounding the Civil War brought into question. This critically acclaimed novel is geared for children Grades 5 and up.
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