My Name Is America

My Name Is America is a series of historical novels for older boys (ages 9-12) published by Scholastic Press. Each book is written in the form of a journal of a fictional young man's life during an important event or time period in American history. The series was published between 1998 and 2004.

Books

  • The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts, 1774 by Barry Denenberg (September 1998)
  • The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia, 1863 by Jim Murphy (September 1998))
  • The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy, The Chisholm Trail, 1871 by Walter Dean Myers (April 1999)
  • The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France, 1944 by Walter Dean Myers (June 1999)
  • The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West, 1867 by William Durbin (September 1999)
  • The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California, 1942 by Barry Denenberg (September 1999)
  • The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, California, 1852 by Laurence Yep (April 2000)
  • The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim boy, Plymouth, 1620 by Ann Rinaldi (July 2000)
  • The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 by Kathryn Lasky (September 2000)
  • The Journal of Otto Peltonen: A Finnish Immigrant, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1905 by William Durbin (September 2000)
  • The Journal of Biddy Owens: The Negro Leagues, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948 by Walter Dean Myers (April 2001)
  • The Journal of Jesse Smoke: A Cherokee Boy, The Trail of Tears, 1838 by Joseph Bruchac (June 2001)
  • The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 by Rodman Philbrick (November 2001)
  • The Journal of C.J. Jackson: A Dust Bowl Migrant, Oklahoma to California, 1935 by William Durbin (April 2002)
  • The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty: United States Marine Corps, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968 by Ellen Emerson White (June 2002)
  • The Journal of Jedediah Barstow: An Emigrant on the Oregon Trail, Overland, 1845 by Ellen Levine (September 2002)
  • The Journal of Finn Reardon: A Newsie, New York City, 1899 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (May 2003)
  • The Journal of Rufus Rowe: A Witness to the Battle of Fredricksburg, Bowling Green, Virginia, 1862 by Sid Hite (October 2003)
  • The Journal of Brian Doyle: A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship, The Florence, 1874 by Jim Murphy (April 2004)

2012 Reissue

The series was reissued from March 2012 to February 2014. (Books are listed in historical order.)

New title phraseJournal ofYearAuthorReissued
A True PatriotWilliam Thomas Emerson, Revolutionary War Patriot, Massachusetts1774Barry Denenberg2012 December
Blazing WestAugustus Pelletier, Lewis and Clark Expedition1804Kathryn Lasky2014 February
On This Long JourneyJesse Smoke, The Trail of Tears1838Joseph Bruchac2014 January
Staking a ClaimWong Ming-Chung, Chinese Miner, California1852Laurence Yep2013 November
On Enemy SoilJames Edmond Pease, Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia1863Jim Murphy2012 September
Until the Last SpikeSean Sullivan, Transcontinental Railroad Worker1867William Durbin2013 September
We Were HeroesScott Pendleton Collins, World War II Soldier, France1944Walter Dean Myers2012 March
Down to the Last OutBiddy Owens, the Negro Leagues, Alabama1948Walter Dean Myers2013 January
Into No Man's LandPatrick Seamus Flaherty, US Marine, Vietnam1968Ellen Emerson White2012 June

See also

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