My America
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My brother's keeper: Virginia's Civil War diary, book one
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2)
Five smooth stones: Hope's diary
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3)
Freedom's wings
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
108 p. ; 20 cm.
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In her diary, a ten-year-old girl writes about her family's experiences living in Washington, D.C., in 1864-65, during which time the Civil War comes to an end and President Lincoln is assassinated. Includes historical notes.
7) Flying free
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
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103 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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In 1858, nine-year-old Corey Birdsong and his family, fugitive slaves from Kentucky, build a new life in Amherstburg, Canada, while still hoping to help those they left behind.
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My America volume 1
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000
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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.
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
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108 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled.
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
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108 p. ; 20 cm.
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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.
12) We are patriots
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
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108 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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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.
13) A fine start
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
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106 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
14) For this land
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
107 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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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.
15)
Home at last
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Hope in my heart
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Message in the sky
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18) A time to dance
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
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107 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Virginia records the events of her life as her family moves to New York City in the aftermath of the Civil War, and she begins to dream of a life in the theater.
19) The wild year
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
108 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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In this book, Joshua's diary comes to an end with stories of life in Oregon, his sister lost in the woods, and Joshua starting school.
20)
An American spring
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21)
When freedom comes
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