ɪnðə dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈaʊnti pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ, mˈɑːɹʃə sˈuːpɚ fˈaɪld ɐ tʃˈælɪndʒ tə maɪ bɹˈʌðɚ sˈæm ɪz dˈɛd ˈæftɚ dɪskˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðætðə nˈɑːvəl wʌz bˌiːɪŋ tˈɔːt ɪn hɜː ɡɹˈændɔːɾɚz fˈɪfθ ɡɹˈeɪd klˈæsɹuːm.
In the Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado), Marcia Super filed a challenge to My Brother Sam is Dead after discovering that the novel was being taught in her granddaughter's fifth grade classroom.