Dear America

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 by Kathryn Lasky

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

Dear America #1

Kathryn Lasky

fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous slow-paced

173 pages | first published 1996

The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 by Kristiana Gregory

The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777

Dear America #2

Kristiana Gregory

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

173 pages | first published 1996

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 by Barry Denenberg

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864

Dear America #3

Barry Denenberg

fiction historical middle grade young adult informative slow-paced

160 pages | first published 1996

A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 by Patricia C. McKissack

A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859

Dear America #4

Patricia C. McKissack

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

195 pages | first published 1997

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell by Kristiana Gregory

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell

Dear America #5

Kristiana Gregory

fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous medium-paced

140 pages | first published 1997

So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 by Barry Denenberg

So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847

Dear America #6

Barry Denenberg

fiction historical middle grade young adult informative reflective medium-paced

144 pages | first published 2003

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865 by Joyce Hansen

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865

Dear America #7

Joyce Hansen

fiction historical middle grade young adult challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

202 pages | first published 1997

West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi by Jim Murphy

West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi

Dear America #8

Jim Murphy

fiction historical middle grade young adult reflective slow-paced

204 pages | first published 1998

Dreams In The Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 by Kathryn Lasky

Dreams In The Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903

Dear America #9

Kathryn Lasky

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

188 pages | first published 1998

Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 by Mary Pope Osborne

Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763

Dear America #10

Mary Pope Osborne

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional medium-paced

184 pages | first published 1998