''My America'' is a series of fictional diaries of children that take place during significant moments in
American history
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed, and many saw transformations in the 16th century away from more densely ...
. Created by
Scholastic, it is a spin-off of the series, ''
Dear America
''Dear America'' is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic starting in 1996. By 1998, the series had 12 titles with 3.5 million copies in print. The series was canceled in 2004 with its ...
'', geared toward younger children (grades 3-5). The series covers:
Jamestown,
the American Revolution
The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revoluti ...
, the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
,
Westward Expansion
The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America. In the Lee Resolution two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independe ...
,
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. T ...
, and
slavery
Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...
. Each topic has three books and is authored by a different writer. Writers include well respected and popular children's authors, such as
Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne (born May 20, 1949) is an American author of children's books. She is best known as the author of the ''Magic Tree House'' series, which sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, ...
of
Magic Tree House
''Magic Tree House'' is an American series of children's books written by the American author Mary Pope Osborne. The original American series was illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca until 2016, after which AG Ford took over . Other illustrators ...
fame. The series was discontinued in 2004, but the books continue to be a popular teaching device for introducing American history to elementary school age children.
Books
My America Series:
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Mary Barker's Jamestown Colony Diaries (1609) by Patricia Hermes:
(1) Our Strange New Land
(2) The Starving Time
(3) Season of Promise
Hope Penny Potter's Revolutionary War Diaries (1776) by Kristiana Gregory:
(1) Five Smooth Stones
(2) We Are Patriots
(3) When Freedom Comes
Joshua Martin McCullough's Oregon Trail Diaries (1848) by Patricia Hermes:
(1) Westward To Home
(2) A Perfect Place
(3) The Wild Year
Margaret "Meg" Cora Wells' Prairie Diaries (1856) by Kate McMullan:
(1) As Far As I Can See
(2) For This Land
(3) A Fine Start
Corey Birdsong's Underground Railroad Diaries (1857) by Sharon Dennis Wyeth:
(1) Freedom's Wings
(2) Flying Free
(3) Message In The Sky
Virginia "Ginny" B. Dickens' Civil War Diaries (1863) by Mary Pope Osborne & Will Osborne:
(1) My Brother's Keeper
(2) After The Rain
(3) A Time To Dance
Sofia Monari's Immigrant Diaries (1903) by Kathryn Lasky:
(1) Hope In My Heart
(2) Home At Last
(3) An American Spring
See also
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Dear America
''Dear America'' is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic starting in 1996. By 1998, the series had 12 titles with 3.5 million copies in print. The series was canceled in 2004 with its ...
*
My Name is America
''My Name Is America'' is a series of historical novels published by Scholastic Press. Each book is written in the form of a journal of a fictional young man's life during an important event or time period in American history. The series was dis ...
*
The Royal Diaries ''The Royal Diaries'' is a series of 20 books published by Scholastic Press from 1999 to 2005. In each of the books, a fictional diary of a real female figure of royalty as a child throughout world history was written by the author. ''The Royal Diar ...
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My Australian Story
''My Australian Story'' is a series of historical novels for older children published by Scholastic Australia which was inspired by ''Dear America''. Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary of a young person living during an import ...
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Dear Canada
''Dear Canada'' is a series of historical novels marketed at kids first published in 2001 and continuing to the present. The books are published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. They are similar to the ''Dear America'' series, with each book written in ...
*
My Story (UK)
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My Story (New Zealand)
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Mon Histoire (France) (non-Scholastic)
*
I Am Canada
''I Am Canada'' is a series of Canadian historical novels marketed at older boys, with the first book being published in September 2010. The series is written by a variety of Canadian authors and is published by Scholastic Canada Ltd.
The book ...
References
External links
''Dear America'': Scholastic Book Series
Series of children's books
Children's historical novels
American children's novels
American historical novels
Fictional diaries
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