My Brother Sam Is Dead (Unabridged) - 009

My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier

《亲爱的哥哥山姆》荣获1975年美国纽伯瑞文学奖、美国图书馆协会优秀儿童图书奖，入围1975年美国国家图书奖。

这个故事发生在美国独立战争期间，一个叫作雷丁镇的地方。蒂姆，一个十二岁的少年，讲述了他对战争的感受，以及战争是如何影响他的。作者通过蒂姆来讲述这个故事，是因为他夹在保王派的父亲和爱国者的哥哥之间。父亲不认为战争能解决问题，山姆却认为为祖国独立而战是他的责任。讽刺的是，作为保王派的父亲最终死在英军的监狱船上，而作为爱国者的山姆却冤死在美军的枪下。本书中既包含个人的矛盾，也描写了政治的矛盾。英国和新英格兰殖民地为了争夺这片土地的统治权而进行战争，英国人认为他们有权力统治他们建立的殖民地，而殖民地人民认为自己有权管理自己。这部小说没有美化美国独立战争，通过讲述一个强有力的事实揭示了战争双方的失败，或者更广义的说，所有战争的失败。

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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.