American diaries
Author
Author
Series
American diaries volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sarah breaks the Sabbath in Puritan New England and faces a moral dilemma when an innocent person is accused in her place.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Emma receives unexpected friendship from a Black roustabout and a Union soldier during an explosion on the steamboat Sultana in 1865.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The small piece of gold which Anisett carries in her pocket causes grave danger for her family living in the rough world of the California gold camps.
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Mary Alice Peale: Philadelphia, 1777 , American diaries volume 4
Author
Author
Series
American diaries volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1847, when her mother's remarriage sends them on a difficult journey to California, Willow is swept overboard fording the South Platte River and must survive and search for her family.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 6
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In Texas in 1886, Ellen finds her desire to be a cattle rancher discouraged by family members who do not think it a proper choice for a girl, but she proves her worth when drought threatens the ranch.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 7
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In San Francisco near the beginning of the twentieth century, Alexia faces a moral dilemma when her con man father tries to cheat the widow who has been like a mother to Alexia.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1827 in Idaho twelve-year-old Celou Sudden Shout, who is half-French and half-Shoshone, attempts to rescue her mother and two younger brothers from the Crow warriors who kidnapped them.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While working as an indentured servant on a plantation in Virginia in 1749, thirteen-year-old Summer must prove her innocence when her master's daughter accuses her of stealing.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1932, when her father's foot injury makes it impossible for him to do farm work for a while, thirteen-year-old Agnes steps in, proving herself and revealing her understanding of him.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 12
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Amelina saves the life of a young Yankee spy found injured near her Louisiana home in 1863, the orphaned girl creates a dangerous situation for herself and her uncle.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 13
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Author
Series
American diaries volume 14
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Rosa dreams of becoming a movie star, so she's thrilled when she gets the chance to make her dreams come true. But in 1928 big changes are happening in Hollywood, changes that will alter the movie industry forever. Rosa's behind-the-scenes experiences make her question everything she's fantasized about.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 15
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While trying to hide her horse, Maddie meets up with two Yankee soldiers who make her change her mind about who is right and who is wrong in the war between North and South.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 16
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The ship is nearing Ellis Island. Arriving in America will mean seeing her father again after two long years, but Nell Dunne is still miserable. The journey has been awful; the food is stale and the ship is filthy. Has Nell endured the arduous ocean crossing only to end up being separated from her family?
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Francesca Vigilucci: Washington, D.C., 1913 , American diaries volume 17
Author
Author
Series
American diaries volume 18
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In Hawaii in 1941, sixth grader Janey G. Blue experiences the terror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 19
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English