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James Lincoln Collier


USA flag (b.1928)

Collier's notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974), a Newbery Honor book that was also named a Notable Children's Book by the American Library Association and nominated for a National Book Award in 1975. He also wrote a children's book titled The Empty Mirror (2004), The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik guitar teacher turns out to be a crook, and Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit. His list of children's books also includes Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang. His writings for adults include numerous books on jazz, including biographies of Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. He has also contributed entries on jazz-related subjects to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone professionally.
 
 
Series
Arabus Family Saga (with Christopher Collier)
   1. War Comes to Willy Freeman (1983)
   2. Jump Ship to Freedom (1981)
   3. Who Is Carrie? (1984)
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Novels
   A Visit to the Firehouse (1966)
   The Teddy Bear Habit (1967)
   Fires of Youth (1968)
   Rock Star (1970)
   Why Does Everybody Think I'm Nutty? (1971)
   The Hard Life of the Teenager (1972)
   It's Murder At St. Basket's (1972)
   Rich and Famous (1975)
   The Bloody Country (1976) (with Christopher Collier)
   The Winter Hero (1978) (with Christopher Collier)
   Give Dad My Best (1982)
   Planet Out of the Past (1983)
   My Brother Sam Is Dead (1984) (with Christopher Collier)
   When the Stars Begin to Fall (1986)
   The Winchesters (1988)
   Outside Looking in (1990)
   The Clock (1992) (with Christopher Collier)
   My Crooked Family (1993)
   With Every Drop of Blood (1994) (with Christopher Collier)
   The Corn Raid (2000)
   The Worst of Times (2000)
   Chipper (2001)
   Wild Boy (2002)
   The Empty Mirror (2004)
   Me and Billy (2004)
   The Dreadful Revenge of Ernest Gallen (2008)
   The Jazz Kid (2023)
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