This book is about a boy named Tim Meeker.  He was growing during the American Revolution.  His brother, Sam, joined the American Revolutionary Army, while Tim's father was a Tory who did not approve of the war. 

    For my summer reading project, I read “My Brother Sam is Dead” by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier.  It is about a boy named Tim Meeker.  His brother joins the Patriots to fight against the British army.  Tim’s father was a Tory and did not believe in the war.  Tim ended up having to take care things around their tavern with only his mother after his father was killed on a British prisoner ship. 

    I thought that it was a great book because I like to read books that deal with war.  Also, I liked this book because it captured the drama of losing a father and a brother to a war.  If I were Tim, I probably would have done most of the things he did, like trying to rescue my brother, or trying to trick the cow-boys.