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Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790
Goldie Alexander - 2002
My story transported the diary of Elizabeth Australia 1970.
The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts, 1774
Barry Denenberg - 1998
Set in Massachusetts, this is the journal of a boy, surrounded by the politics and violence of war, who becomes a spy for the rebel colonists.
Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles Du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge
Maxine Trottier - 2003
Onge and her older sister Catherine are orphans. When King Louis XVI orders all men in New France to marry, Catherine becomes a fille du roi, one of the many young women sent to the new world as brides. Hélène will accompany her on the long sea voyage and live with her sister’s new family. But Catherine dies during the gruelling journey, and Hélène finds herself alone in strange new country. New France is a far harsher place than she imagined, with bitter winters and the threat of attack from the Iroquois. Will the new friendships she has made on her long voyage enable her to survive?
D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944
Bryan Perrett - 2004
Ordered to cut off the Germans' line of retreat, Andy's company comes under sustained attack until, as the only unwounded officer left, Andy finds himself in command and fighting for survival...
Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880
Susan Patron - 2012
When her father, Bodie's greatest lawyer, is declared murdered, Angie knows deep in her heart that he isn't dead and decides it is up to her to solve the mystery of what happened to him. But when her mother takes ill and a mysterious ghost appears, putting together the puzzle pieces seems impossible. Not to mention, a gang of vigilantes, the 601, is raging out of control, running folks out of town, and nobody seems safe.Will Angie, with the help of her friends Ellie and Ling Loi, and the mysterious and tragically handsome Antoine, be able to uncover the secret of her father's disappearance?
A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906
Judy Blundell - 2013
The Sumps have grand plans, grander than the city of Philadelphia can offer, and decide to move to San Francisco--the greatest city in the west. But when a powerful earthquake strikes, Minnie finds herself the sole survivor among them. After the dust settles, Minnie discovers a bag belonging to the Sumps filled with cash and papers that could drastically change her fortune. With no one else to claim it, Minnie has turned into an heiress overnight.Wealth comes at a price, however, and she is soon wrapped up in a deception that leads her down a dangerous path. As the aftermath of the earthquake ravages the city, Minnie continues to maintain her new identity. That is, until a mysterious but familiar stranger appears.
The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia, 1863
Jim Murphy - 1998
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The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl
Ann Turner - 1999
Army in 1864 New Mexico.
An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling
Gillian Chan - 2004
Mei-ling works after school, and her father holds down several jobs, in a frantic effort to come up with the head tax that will allow her mother and brother to come to Canada. They must have that money before the Exclusion Act bars any more Chinese from immigrating. Mei-ling cannot stop thinking about what will happen if they are unable to come up with the money to reunite their family?
Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84
Jim Eldridge - 2008
It's AD 84 when Bran, a prince of the Carvetii tribe, is captured by the Romans. A legion of soldiers is marching east, to build a military road. It's hostile country, and Bran is to go with them as a hostage to ensure the legion's safety ... but no one is safe in newly conquered Britain.
Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway
Kirkpatrick Hill - 2002
Although she has seen white men before, Minuk has never seen a white woman--or a white child. It soon becomes clear that although the Hoffs can speak the Yup'ik language, they don't understand Yup'ik ways. When Mr. Hoff begins interfering with village ceremonies, even Minuk wonders why the missionary is so sure his ways are better than Yup'ik ways.
Assassin
Grace Cavendish - 2004
Narrator Lady Grace, 13, youngest lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, chooses between three suitors at a glittering ball. But murder descends on the Tudor court. Grace must use her intelligence, stealth, curious nature, and best friends - laundrymaid Ellie, acrobat Masou - to solve the threat to their Queen.
The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846
Rodman Philbrick - 2001
Douglas Deeds, a fifteen-year-old orphan, keeps a journal of his travels by wagon train as a member of the ill-fated Donner Party, which became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47.
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914
Carolyn Meyer - 2000
Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer introduces readers to the unforgettable Anastasia Romanov whose idyllic life is forever changed with the coming of World War I.
Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge
Jan Andrews - 2005
After their long voyage, they arrive to a “new world" indeed. Will they be able to survive the winter in this harsh country?