Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Brother’s Keeper | 2000 | Mary Pope Osborne | Buy |
| 2 | My Brother’s Keeper: Virginia’s Diary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ~ 1863 | 2000 | Mary Pope Osborne | N/A |
| 3 | After The Rain: Virginia’s Diary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ~ 1863 | 2001 | Mary Pope Osborne | N/A |
| 4 | After the Rain | 2002 | Mary Pope Osborne | Buy |
| 5 | A Time To Dance: Virginia’s Diary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ~ 1863 | 2003 | Mary Pope Osborne | N/A |
| 6 | A Time to Dance | 2003 | Mary Pope Osborne | Buy |
My America: Virginia’s Civil War Diary is a children’s historical fiction series by Mary Pope Osborne, best known as the author of the Magic Tree House books. This sub-series follows a girl named Virginia who keeps a diary during the Civil War, with the stories set in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania around 1863.
The series includes three main stories published between 2000 and 2003: My Brother’s Keeper, After the Rain, and A Time to Dance. Each book uses the diary format to give young readers a personal view of life during the war. The entries appeared in multiple editions, some with longer subtitles that specify the setting.
Osborne brings the same attention to historical detail that made Magic Tree House popular, but in a more focused format. The diary approach lets young readers connect with Virginia as a character while learning about one of the most significant periods in American history.