Kathryn Lasky

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

West Virginia

Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769

Austria-France, 1769. Marie Antonia of Vienna has her whole life mapped out ahead of her. She is to marry Dauphin Louis Auguste, eldest grandson of King Louis XV. As his wife, she will be called Marie Antoinette and will be the highest princess of France. Upon the death of the King, she will become Queen Marie Antoinette. But she dreads both new roles.

Marie Antoinette

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Jim Murphy

The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher

In the late 1870s, many young teachers traveled West to earn money and make a new life for themselves. However, the schools were inadequate at best, and many teachers returned home, unable to endure the hardships of prairie life. But Sarah Jane Pryce stayed, braving the rough conditions of the West. Illustrations. 208.

My Face to the Wind

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The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington D. C. 1917

A diary account of thirteen-year-old Kathleen Bowen's life in Washington, D.C. in 1917, as she juggles concerns about the national battle for women's suffrage, the war in Europe, and her own school work and family. Includes a historical note.

A Time for Courage

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Susan Patron

The Diary of Angeline Reddy - Bodie, California 1880

Newbery Award-winning author Susan Patron brings her talents to the beloved Dear America series in this exciting story of a girl growing up in the Wild West, in a California gold mining town.

Growing up in the wild gold-mining town of Bodie, California, in the 1880s, Angeline Reddy has seen it all -- saloons, brawls, and a whole lot of desperation. 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?

Behind the Masks

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Lois Lowry

The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine 1918

After being orphaned during the influenza epidemic of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother are taken by their grieving uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Includes author's note about the Shakers.

Like the Willow Tree

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Andrea Davis Pinkney

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Bestselling author and Coretta Scott King Award winner Andrea Davis Pinkney presents a moving fictional account of school desegregation in the Civil Rights Era.

With the Might of Angels

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Patricia Clark Smith

Patricia Clark-Smith

Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts-Rhode Island 1653

The 1653-1654 diary of a fourteen-year-old Pocasset Indian girl, destined to become a leader of her tribe, describes how her life changes with the seasons, after a ritual fast she undertakes, and with her tribe's interaction with the English "Coat-men" of the nearby Plymouth Colony.

Weetamoo

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The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild

Seeds of Hope

Megan Mcdonald

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The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder

Florrie finds the adventure of a lifetime along the Santa Fe Trail, meeting new challenges and dangers, after her mother decides to move her family from Missouri to New Mexico.

Starting their journey from their home in Missouri, Florrie Ryder and her family are headed towards the promise of a new life in Santa Fe. As they cross the Great Plains of the midwestern prairie, fording rivers and climbing mountains, the Ryders encounter endless hardship as they undertake this great adventure.

All the Stars in the Sky

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The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin 

A Light in the Storm

The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart 

The Winter of Red Snow

Kristiana Gregory

Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B. C.

Written in a diary-style format, this work presents the experiences and feelings of the young queen-to-be while providing informative facts about her homelife, family and royal enviroment. 90,000 first printing.

Cleopatra VII

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Beth Seidel Levine

The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer - New York City to the Western Front 1917

In another very special Dear America Christmas story that crosses the ocean during WWI, Simone Spencer leaves home and keeps a diary of her life as a brave "Hello Girl" on the Western Front.

In April of 1917, Simone Spencer's world changes. Her beloved brother Will goes off to war, and Simone seeks a way to help. The passionate daughter of a feisty French mother and a rebellious upper-class father, Simone is not cut out for the society life she is meant to lead.

So, when General Pershing calls for French-speaking American girls to operate the switchboards on the Western Front, Simone becomes one of the first brave "Hello Girls" whose courage helped lead the Allies to victory. In the end, Christmas brings the Spencers back together again.

When Christmas Comes Again

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Ann Rinaldi

The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880

My Heart Is on the Ground

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Joyce Hansen

Maybe water damage only on edges not within book. 

The Diary of Patsy - A Freed Girl

Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves.

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly

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Someone’s teacher signed the inside cover. 

The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Cambell

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie 

Anna Kirwan

Laurence Yep

May Blossom of Britannia, England 1829

Victoria

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Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The Diary of Annetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896

A diary account of 13-year-old Anetka's life in Poland in 1896, immigration to America, marriage to a coal miner, widowhood, and happiness in finally finding her true love. Her fascinating diary entries give readers a personal glimpse into what life was like in a coal-mining town during a tumultuous time in the country's past.

A Coal Miner's Bride

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It’s got some sticker on it. Otherwise it’s really good condition 

The Diary of Nellie Lee Love 

Color Me Dark

Princess of Princesses, India, 1627

Experience the sumptuous wealth and the unforgettable drama within the Moghul Dynasty of seventeenth-century India through Newbery Honor- author Kathryn Lasky's diary of Princess Jahanara.

In the 1600s, the Moghul emperors of India were among the greatest and most superb rulers of the East. Jahanara is the daughter of one of these powerful figures, Shah Jahan, The Magnificent. A lover of refinement, his courts are of the finest architecture, priceless painting, unbelievable gardens, and ultra-fabulous wealth. Jahanara, the oldest and favorite of his children, is showered with emeralds and diamonds and rubies. She is attended by numerous servants and learned tutors. But her world is not one of complete

Jahanara

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Ann Warren Turner

The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl

The diary of Sarah Nita, a thirteen-year old Navajo girl, which describes the Navajos' forced 400-mile walk from their ancestral homeland to Fort Sumner in 1864.

The Girls Who Chased Away Sorrow

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The Diary of Pringle Rose

Newbery Honor author Susan Campbell Bartoletti brings the story of a young girl caught up in a web of murder, lies, and the Great Fire of Chicago to bold life.


In the spring of 1871, fourteen-year-old Pringle Rose learns that her parents have been killed in a terrible carriage accident. After her uncle Edward and his awful wife, Adeline, move into the Pringle family's home -- making life for her and her younger brother, Gideon, unbearable -- Pringle runs away with Gideon to Chicago, seeking refuge from the tragedy, and hoping to start a new life. She becomes a nanny for the children of a labor activist, and quickly finds herself caught up in a web of intrigue and lies. Then, when a familiar figure from home arrives, Pringle begins to piece together the devastating mystery of what happened to her parents, and realizes just how deadly the truth might be. But soon, one of the greatest disasters this country has ever known -- the Great Fire of Chicago -- flares up, and Pringle is on the run for her life.

Down the Rabbit Hole

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Barry Denenberg

The Diary of Bess Brennan

Blinded after a terrible accident, Bess must learn to overcome her disability with the help of new friends and skills at the Perkins School for the Blind, in the wake of America's Great Depression.

After Bess Brennan is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world. Confronted with a new set of obstacles, Bess manages to overcome her disability with the help of her new friends at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, where she also learns how to read braille. Her twin sister, Elin, assists her with recording daily events in her diary and contributes entries of her own. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Bess's story will inspire all readers to be strong in the face of hardship.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

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Ellen Emerson White

The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R. M. S. Titanic, 1912

In her diary in 1912, thirteen-year-old Margaret Ann describes how she leaves her lonely life in a London orphanage to become a companion to a wealthy American woman, sails on the Titanic, and experiences its sinking.

Voyage on the Great Titanic

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Karlee Berg

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