diaries

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diaries

The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins

a World War II soldier
1999
A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.

Strider

1991
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.

Arthur and the lost diary

1998
Arthur finds Sue Ellen's lost diary and is tempted to read it before returning it.

Christmas after all

the Great Depression diary of Minnie Swift
2001
A fictional journal in which eleven-year-old Minnie Swift tells how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.

Voyage on the great Titanic

the diary of Margaret Ann Brady
1998
In her diary in 1912, thirteen-year-old Margaret Ann describes how she leaves her lonely life in a London orphanage to become a companion to a wealthy American woman, sails on the Titanic, and experiences its sinking.

Mirror, mirror on the wall

the diary of Bess Brennan
2002
In 1932, a twelve-year-old girl who lost her sight in an accident keeps a diary, recorded by her twin sister, in which she describes life at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Amelia's notebook

1999
The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one.

The return of the killer cat

2007
Tuffy the pet cat narrates his escapades as he attempts to escape his family's cat-sitter and suffers through a humiliating episode of mistaken identity.

Look before you leap

2001
"It's summer, and Abby Hayes has nothing to do. So it's the perfect time to get a pet! Abby is sure that she can handle the responsibility. But things don't go as planned, and by the time she adopts a kitten, Abby's summer has taken a turn for the better. She has a new friend at camp and a contest to win. Can she keep up with her kitten, too?"--Cover.

Hannah's journal

the story of an immigrant girl
2000
In the Russian shtetl where she and her family live, Hannah is given a diary for her tenth birthday, and in it she records the dramatic story of her journey to America.

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