Hope in My Heart

Hope in My Heart

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Publisher: Turtleback

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780613994804

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After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.


Our Strange New Land

Our Strange New Land

Author: Patricia Hermes

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 2002-05-01

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 9780439368988

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Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of friends, and helps her father build their first home.


Season of Promise

Season of Promise

Author: Patricia Hermes

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780439272063

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In 1611, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage. Simultaneous.


My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

Author: Mary Pope Osborne

Publisher: Perfection Learning

Published: 2002-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780756917036

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Virginia Dickens promises to keep a journal for her older brother, Jed. She writes about the Pennsylvania Volunteers who arrive in town reporting that the Reds are headed to Gettysburg. Suddenly, the town is amidst one of the greatest battles of the Civil War--and the site for one of the most memorable presidential speeches ever given.


We are Patriots

We are Patriots

Author: Kristiana Gregory

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780439369060

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In her diary, ten-year-old Hope writes about her life as a patriot in 1777 Philadelphia, as the Redcoats try to take over her city and defeat the Continental Army. Includes historical notes.


An American Spring

An American Spring

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 9780439370455

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In her third and final diary, by Kathryn Lasky, Sofia continues to face the hardship of her new life in America with her cheerful and courageous spirit. Sofia continues to chronicle life in her new home, the North End of Boston, as her best friend Maureen comes to live with her, and her parents open their own store. Sofia describes the daily hardships and joys that she meets as a new American.


For This Land

For This Land

Author: Kate McMullan

Publisher: Turtleback

Published: 2003-05-01

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780606282062

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Meg records in her diary the events from July to November of 1856, when her family is reunited and must face challenges from fires to pro-slavery border ruffians who are trying to take over Kansas Territory.


Miss American Pie

Miss American Pie

Author: Margaret Sartor

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2007-05-29

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1596912014

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Gives an account of the author's life from age twelve to eighteen, crafted from diaries, notebooks, and letters, and reflects all the joys and sorrows of growing up in the 1970s.


Diary of an Early American Boy 1805

Diary of an Early American Boy 1805

Author: Eric Sloane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0486463044

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Excerpts from a teenager's diary interspersed with the author's comments and illustrations depict the lifestyle and crafts of rural New England.


Freedom's Wings

Freedom's Wings

Author: Sharon Dennis Wyeth

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780439369077

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A nine-year-old slave keeps a diary of his journey to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1857.