Washoe County Library System

Series

Royal diaries

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

The diary of Princess Elisabeth, written in 1853-1854, describing her engagement and marriage to her cousin Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria. Includes historical notes concerning her life as Empress.

2) So far from home: the diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish mill girl

Author

Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

In the diary account of her journey from Ireland in 1847 and of her work in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, fourteen-year-old Mary reveals a great longing for her family.

3) Early Sunday morning: the Pearl Harbor diary of Amber Billows

Author

Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

In her diary, twelve-year-old Amber describes moving to Hawaii in 1941 and experiencing the horror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

4) The journal of Ben Uchida: citizen #13559, Mirror Lake internment camp

Author

My name is America
Dear America

Series

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

Twelve-year-old Ben Uchida keeps a journal of his experiences as a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp in Mirror Lake, California, during World War II.

5) When will this cruel war be over?: the Civil War diary of Emma Simpson

Author

Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[1996]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

The diary of a fictional fourteen-year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.

6) One eye laughing, the other weeping: the diary of Julie Weiss

Author

Series

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Description

During the Nazi persecution of the Jews in Austria, twelve-year-old Julie escapes to America to live with her relatives in New York City.

7) Mirror, mirror on the wall: the diary of Bess Brennan

Author

Series

Disability Pride for Kids

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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