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  Dear America: Book 26

  Voyage on the Great Titanic

  The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912

  by Ellen Emerson White

  Written from the point of view of a young passenger aboard the ill-fated Titanic, this title combines an award-winning series with the "disaster of the century".
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  Dear America: Book 9

  Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

  The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847

  by Kristiana Gregory

  Hattie, her parents, and her two younger brothers begin the long trek from Missouri to Oregon by wagon train. At first the adventure is exciting, but as the days, weeks, and months pass, Hattie realizes what a dangerous and tedious trip it will be. They cross the prairies, hastening the journey as news of the fate of the Donner party reaches them, but death, disease, weather, and the terrain take a terrible toll.... (more)
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  Dear America: Book 1

  A Journey to the New World

  The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

  by Kathryn Lasky

  The diary of a young Pilgrim girl who makes the dangerous journey on the Mayflower to America is filled with her thoughts about her new friends, her contact with Native Americans, and her love for her new land.
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  Dear America: Book 5

  The Winter of Red Snow

  The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777

  by Kristiana Gregory

  In her beloved diary, eleven-year-old Abigail Jane Stewart chronicles the despair and the hope of the winter of 1777 and 1778, when she witnesses the struggles of George Washington and his soldiers on the fields of Valley Forge.
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  Dear America: Book 13

  A Picture of Freedom

  The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859

  by Patricia C. McKissack, Fred McKissack

  Having secretly taught herself how to read and write, Clotee, a brave twelve-year-old Virginia slave, witnesses the horrors of slavery and eventually becomes a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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  Dear America: Book 10

  So Far from Home

  The Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847

  by Barry Denenberg

  Critically acclaimed author Barry Denenberg turns a sharp eye on life for a young Irish immigrant at the Lowell Mill.
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  Dear America: Book 15

  When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

  The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864

  by Barry Denenberg

  A Confederate girl in Gordonsville, Virginia, in 1864, Emma Simpson writes about the hardships of growing up during a turbulent time, as the Civil War tears her family and her nation apart.
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  Dear America: Book 17

  I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly

  The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865

  by Joyce Hansen

  In this latest addition to the Dear America series, Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Joyce Hansen presents the inspiring story of Patsy, a freed girl who becomes a great teacher.
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  Dear America: Book 4

  Standing in the Light

  The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763

  by Mary Pope Osborne

  Something strange happened to me today, Papa. Without warning, I began to say all my thoughts out loud. And many of them were bitter. It happened when I was walking behind the hunter with the eagle painted on his cheek...suddenly my wrath poured out like fire. I told him that I was not a savage like him and the others! I told him that I despise everything about him and his people...He did not turn back even once... (more)
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  Dear America

  My Secret War

  The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York, 1941

  by Mary Pope Osborne

  Thirteen-year-old Madeline's diaries for 1941 and 1942 reveal her experiences living on Long Island during World War II while her father is away in the Navy.
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  Dear America: Book 23

  A Coal Miner's Bride

  The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896

  by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

  A diary account of thirteen-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love. ♥
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  Dear America

  Early Sunday Morning

  The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941

  by Barry Denenberg

  A moving story of one girl's devastating experience of the "day that will live in infamy."
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  Dear America: Book 12

  Seeds of Hope

  The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory, 1849

  by Kristiana Gregory

  Susanna Fairchild and her family are on board a ship sailing from New York to the West, where they plan to start a new life in Oregon. But tragedy strikes when Susanna¹s mother is lost to the sea. Hearing stories of great wealth, Susanna¹s physician father decides he wants to join the hordes of men rushing to California to mine for gold.
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  Dear America

  Survival in the Storm

  The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas, 1935

  by Katelan Janke

  In sixteen-year-old Katelan Janke's first Dear America book, we meet Grace Edwards, a little girl growing up in the heart of the Texas panhandle, in the midst of the Dust Bowl. Fierce, dust-filled winds ravage the plains and threaten the town's agricultural livelihood, creating poverty and despair among Grace's neighbors. Will her family's farm survive?
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  Dear America

  One Eye Laughing, the Other Eye Weeping

  The Diary of Julie Weiss, Vienna, Austria to New York, 1938

  by Barry Denenberg

  During the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Austria, twelve-year-old Julie escapes to America to live with her relatives in New York City.
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  Dear America: Book 24

  Dreams in the Golden Country

  The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903

  by Kathryn Lasky

  Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904.
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  Dear America: Book 29

  Color Me Dark

  The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North, Chicago, Illinois, 1919

  by Patricia C. McKissack

  Twelve-year-old Nellie Lee's family moves to north to Chicago in search of a better life. Like many other African Americans, they hope to escape the racism of the rural south and take advantage of the opportunities in the city. Instead, they find themselves faced with a more sinister form of prejudice - hatred within their own race.
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  Dear America: Book 7

  A Line in the Sand

  The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence, Gonzales, Texas, 1836

  by Sherry Garland

  In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.
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  Dear America: Book 30

  Christmas After All

  The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932

  by Kathryn Lasky

  In her fictionalized journal, eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.
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  Dear America: Book 18

  The Great Railroad Race

  The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory, 1868

  by Kristiana Gregory

  In Kristiana Gregory's third book for the "Dear America" series, a 14-year old girl records the momentous building of the Transcontinental Railroad.