Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Journal of James Edmond Pease | 1998 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 2 | The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1774 | 1998 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 3 | The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia ~ 1863 | 1998 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 4 | The Journal of William Thomas Emerson | 1998 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 5 | The Journal of Joshua Loper | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 6 | The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy, The Chisholm Trail ~ 1871 | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 7 | The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 8 | The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France ~ 1944 | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 9 | The Journal of Ben Uchida | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 10 | The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West ~ 1867 | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 11 | The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California ~ 1942 | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 12 | The Journal of Sean Sullivan | 1999 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 13 | The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 14 | The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, California ~ 1852 | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 15 | The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy, Plymouth ~ 1620 | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 16 | The Journal of Otto Peltonen | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 17 | The Journal of Augustus Pelletier | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 18 | The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition ~ 1804 | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 19 | The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant, Hibbing, Minnesota ~ 1905 | 2000 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 20 | The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds | 2001 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 21 | The Journal of Biddy Owens | 2001 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 22 | The Journal of Biddy Owens: The Negro Leagues, Birmingham, Alabama ~ 1948 | 2001 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 23 | On This Long Journey: The Journal of Jesse Smoke | 2001 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 24 | The Journal of Jesse Smoke: A Cherokee Boy, Trail of Tears ~ 1838 | 2001 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 25 | The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition ~ 1846 | 2001 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 26 | The Journal of C.J. Jackson | 2002 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 27 | The Journal of C.J. Jackson: A Dust Bowl Migrant, Oklahoma to California, 1935 | 2002 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 28 | The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty | 2002 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 29 | The Journal of Jedediah Barstow | 2002 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 30 | The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty: United States Marine Corps, Khe Sanh, Vietnam ~ 1968 | 2002 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 31 | The Journal of Jedediah Barstow: An Emigrant On The Oregon Trail, Overland ~ 1845 | 2002 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 32 | The Journal of Finn Reardon | 2003 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 33 | The Journal of Finn Reardon: A Newsie, New York City ~ 1899 | 2003 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 34 | The Journal of Rufus Rowe | 2003 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 35 | The Journal of Rufus Rowe: A Witness to the Battle of Fredericksburg, Bowling Green, Virginia ~ 1862 | 2003 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 36 | The Journal of Brian Doyle | 2004 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
| 37 | The Journal of Brian Doyle: A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship, The Florence ~ 1874 | 2004 | Walter Dean Myers | N/A |
| 38 | The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung / Staking a Claim | 2013 | Walter Dean Myers | Buy |
My Name Is America presents American history through the fictional journals of young people who lived through major events. The 38 entries cover everything from the Plymouth colony to the Vietnam War, each written in the voice of a boy experiencing history firsthand.
Myers contributed several entries to this larger series, bringing his trademark voice and attention to underrepresented perspectives. His journal entries center characters from diverse backgrounds, including Black soldiers, Chinese miners, and Native American boys, ensuring that the series’ version of American history included people whose stories are often left out of textbooks.