Dear America Diary Challenge

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3 participants (18 books)

07 Mar 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read at least 10 of the Dear America Diary series before the end of the year. Feel free to add any of your favorites to the series. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell by Kristiana Gregory

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell

Dear America #5

Kristiana Gregory

140 pages • hardcover • 1997

fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous medium-paced
Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois Lowry

Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce, Portland, Maine, 1918

Dear America #38

Lois Lowry

224 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional slow-paced
Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose

Dear America #43

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

320 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous slow-paced
A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 by Judy Blundell

A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906

Dear America #42

Judy Blundell

218 pages • hardcover • 2013 user-added

fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous fast-paced
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954 by Andrea Davis Pinkney

With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954

Dear America #40

Andrea Davis Pinkney

336 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical middle grade young adult inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Dear America: Behind the Masks by Susan Patron

Dear America: Behind the Masks

Dear America #41

Susan Patron

304 pages • hardcover • 2012

fiction historical middle grade young adult mysterious medium-paced
A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 by Patricia McKissack

A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859

Dear America #4

Patricia McKissack

195 pages • hardcover • 1997

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 by Kirby Larson

The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941

Dear America #37

Kirby Larson

313 pages • hardcover • 2010

fiction historical young adult emotional slow-paced