 focus on...Asia
 Jahanara, Princess of Princesses
by Kathryn Lasky
Beginning in 1627, Princess Jahanara, first daughter of Shah Jahan of India's Mogul Dynasty, writes in her diary about political intrigues, weddings, battles, and other experiences of her life. Part of the Royal Diaries series.
focus on...Colonial America
 The Arrow Over the Door
by Joseph Bruchac
In the summer of 1777, teenager Samuel Russell is called a coward for his Quaker beliefs, when a group of Indians meet with them.
 Jump Ship to Freedom
by James Collier
In 1787, a 14-year-old slave, anxious to enjoy his own and his mother's freedom, escapes from his dishonest master, and tries to cash in the notes given to his Revolutionary War soldier father.
 My Brother Sam is Dead
by James Collier
A family is split when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest stay neutral in a Tory town.
 Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
In Boston before the Revolutionary War, a young man has a tragic accident that changes his life.
 Five Smooth Stones: Hope's Diary
by Kristiana Gregory
In her diary, a young girl writes about her life and events surrounding the beginning of the American Revolution in Philadelphia in 1776. Part of the My America series.
focus on...Frontier America
 The Journal of Jedediah Barstow, an Emigrant on the Oregon Trail: Overland, 1845
by Ellen Levine
In his 1845 diary, thirteen-year-old orphan Jedediah describes his wagon train journey to Oregon, in which he confronts rivers and sandy plains, bears and rattlesnakes, and the challenges of living with his fellow travelers. Part of the My Name is America series.
focus on...Late 1800s
 Storm Warriors
by Elisa Carbone
In 1895, after his mother's death, twelve-year-old Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to Pea Island off the coast of North Carolina, where he hopes to join the all-black crew at the nearby lifesaving station, despite his father's objections.
focus on...Native America
 Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage
by Janet Shaw
While looking for Steps High, the horse that had been stolen from her, Kaya faces danger from a sudden mountain fire. Part of the American Girls series.
 Kaya Shows the Way: A Sister Story
by Janet Shaw
When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Percé and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Part of the American Girls series.
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