My America
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Series
My America volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. Includes a historical note about westward migration.
13)
A fine start
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14)
For this land
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15) Home at last
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In 1903, ten-year-old Sofia and her family begin their life in America in Boston, where her father works in a grocery, her mother sells pasta, and she goes to school while trying to stay in touch with her old friend Maureen. Includes historical notes.
16) Hope in my heart
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.
18) A time to dance
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
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
Author
Author
Series
My America volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In her diary, eleven-year-old Hope writes about her life in 1778 Philadelphia as British Redcoats take over her family's house, her father fights with the Continental Army at Valley Forge, and she gains a new friend and new baby sister. Includes a historical note.