Dear America Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Dear America books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (By: Kathryn Lasky)
Buy on Amazon1996
Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart (By: Kristiana Gregory)
Buy on Amazon1996
A Picture Of Freedom (By: Patricia McKissack)
Buy on Amazon1997
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 (By: Barry Denenberg)
Buy on Amazon1998
West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi (By: Jim Murphy)
Buy on Amazon1998
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence (By: Sherry Garland)
Buy on Amazon1998
Stationery Pack (By: Patricia McKissack)
Buy on Amazon1998
The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868 (By: Kristiana Gregory)
Buy on Amazon1999
My Heart is on the Ground (By: Ann Rinaldi)
Buy on Amazon1999
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl (By: Ann Turner)
Buy on Amazon1999
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin
Buy on Amazon1999
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North (By: Patricia McKissack)
Buy on Amazon2000
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941 (By: Mary Pope Osborne)
Buy on Amazon2000
Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932 (By: Kathryn Lasky)
Buy on Amazon2001
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 (By: Kristiana Gregory)
Buy on Amazon2001
When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer (By: Beth Seidel Levine)
Buy on Amazon2002
My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck (By: Kathryn Lasky)
Buy on Amazon2002
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (By: Ellen Emerson White)
Buy on Amazon2002
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935 (By: Katelan Janke)
Buy on Amazon2002
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson (By: Ann Turner)
Buy on Amazon2003
Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota (By: Marion Dane Bauer)
Buy on Amazon2003
All the Stars in the Sky (By: Megan McDonald)
Buy on Amazon2003
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 (By: Patricia McKissack)
Buy on Amazon2004
Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909 (By: Deborah Hopkinson)
Buy on Amazon2004
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (By: Kirby Larson)
Buy on Amazon2010
Like the Willow Tree (By: Lois Lowry)
Buy on Amazon2011
Cannons at Dawn (By: Kristiana Gregory)
Buy on Amazon2011
Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 (By: Susan Patron)
Buy on Amazon2012
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Dear America series is publication order: 1. A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (By: Kathryn Lasky) (1996), 2. Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart (By: Kristiana Gregory) (1996), 3. A Picture Of Freedom (By: Patricia McKissack) (1997), 4. Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 (By: Barry Denenberg) (1998), 5. West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi (By: Jim Murphy) (1998), and 23 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Dear America series by Karen Hesse contains 28 books. The series began in 1996 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Dear America series is written by Karen Hesse. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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