Dear America books in order

The Dear America series contributions by Kristiana Gregory in order, featuring over 50 diary-format historical fiction books for young readers.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 1996 Kristiana Gregory Buy
2 Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart 1996 Kristiana Gregory Buy
3 When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 1996 Kristiana Gregory Buy
4 A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia ~ 1859 1997 Kristiana Gregory N/A
5 A Picture Of Freedom 1997 Kristiana Gregory Buy
6 Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell ~ 1847 1997 Kristiana Gregory N/A
7 So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 2003 Kristiana Gregory Buy
8 I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865 1997 Kristiana Gregory Buy
9 West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
10 Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
11 Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
12 Stationery Pack 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
13 Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
14 A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
15 My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880 1999 Kristiana Gregory N/A
16 My Heart is on the Ground 1999 Kristiana Gregory Buy
17 The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868 1999 Kristiana Gregory Buy
18 A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin 1999 Kristiana Gregory Buy
19 The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl 1999 Kristiana Gregory Buy
20 A Coal Miner’s Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 2000 Kristiana Gregory Buy
21 Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North 2000 Kristiana Gregory Buy
22 One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss, Vienna, Austria to New York 1938 2000 Kristiana Gregory Buy
23 My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941 2000 Kristiana Gregory Buy
24 Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846, 2001 Kristiana Gregory Buy
25 Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 2001 Kristiana Gregory Buy
26 Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932 2001 Kristiana Gregory Buy
27 Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 1998 Kristiana Gregory Buy
28 My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881 2001 Kristiana Gregory Buy
29 My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck 2002 Kristiana Gregory Buy
30 Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty, Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1968 2002 Kristiana Gregory N/A
31 A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917 2002 Kristiana Gregory Buy
32 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 2002 Kristiana Gregory Buy
33 Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 2002 Kristiana Gregory Buy
34 Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935 2002 Kristiana Gregory Buy
35 When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer 2002 Kristiana Gregory Buy
36 Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota 2003 Kristiana Gregory Buy
37 Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson 2003 Kristiana Gregory Buy
38 Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson, Green Marsh, Massachusetts ~ 1774 2003 Kristiana Gregory N/A
39 All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder, The Santa Fe Trail ~ 1848 2003 Kristiana Gregory N/A
40 All the Stars in the Sky 2003 Kristiana Gregory Buy
41 Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 2004 Kristiana Gregory Buy
42 I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691 2004 Kristiana Gregory Buy
43 Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 2004 Kristiana Gregory Buy
44 The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 2010 Kristiana Gregory Buy
45 Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine ~ 1918 2011 Kristiana Gregory N/A
46 Cannons at Dawn: The Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania ~ 1779 2011 Kristiana Gregory N/A
47 Like the Willow Tree 2011 Kristiana Gregory Buy
48 Cannons at Dawn 2011 Kristiana Gregory Buy
49 With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 2011 Kristiana Gregory Buy
50 Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 2012 Kristiana Gregory Buy
51 A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 2013 Kristiana Gregory Buy
52 Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose 2013 Kristiana Gregory Buy
53 Down the Rabbit Hole: The Diary of Pringle Rose, Chicago, Illinois ~ 1871 2013 Kristiana Gregory N/A

The Dear America series is a long-running children’s historical fiction franchise that presents American history through the diaries of fictional young girls. Kristiana Gregory has contributed more entries to the series than almost any other author, with over fifty titles spanning events from the Pilgrim landing to the Vietnam War era. Her contributions include some of the most popular entries, like The Winter of Red Snow and Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie.

Each book immerses young readers in a specific time and place in American history through a first-person diary format. Gregory’s entries cover the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, westward expansion, World War I, World War II, and the Civil Rights movement. The series has been a staple of school libraries and classrooms since it launched in the 1990s.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Dear America series?

There are 53 books in the Dear America series, published between 1996 and 2013.

What is the first book in the Dear America series?

The first book in the Dear America series is A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620, published in 1996.

What is the Dear America series?

Dear America is a multi-author children’s book series presenting American history through fictional girls’ diaries. Kristiana Gregory is one of the most prolific contributors, with entries covering events from the Mayflower voyage to the Civil Rights era.

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