My Brother Sam is Dead — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanitySupporting
Not found
- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is My Brother Sam is Dead appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The war story includes a beheading and bayoneting, a character shot at who catches fire, a father's death on a prison ship, a beating, and the execution of Sam, the main character's innocent brother. The story includes frightening wartime scenes: a beheading, a hanging, shootings, a father who dies as a prisoner, and the execution of Sam, which the narrator witnesses.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have violence?
Found (Supporting): The war story includes a beheading and bayoneting, a character shot at who catches fire, a father's death on a prison ship, a beating, and the execution of Sam, the main character's innocent brother.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes frightening wartime scenes: a beheading, a hanging, shootings, a father who dies as a prisoner, and the execution of Sam, which the narrator witnesses.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have race & culture?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide notes a soldier who insults a slave and a Native American man who is refused entry to a tavern because of his race.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have profanity?
Found (Supporting): The book uses swear words such as "damn" and "bastard"; one parents' guide calls it infrequent, while a school challenge counted 25 instances and other reviewers describe frequent swearing.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does My Brother Sam is Dead have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
