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TITLES (In order by historical chronology):
- THE JOURNAL OF JASPER JONATHAN PIERCE: A Pilgrim Boy by Ann Rinaldi
- THE JOURNAL OF WILLIAM THOMAS EMERSON: A Revolutionary War Patriot Boston, Massachusetts, 1774 by Barry Denenberg
- THE JOURNAL OF AUGUSTUS PELLETIER: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 by Kathryn Lasky
- THE JOURNAL OF JESSE SMOKE: A Cherokee Boy, The Trail of Tears, 1838 by Joseph Bruchac
- THE JOURNAL OF JEDEDIAH BARSTOW: An Emigrant on the Oregon Trail, Overland, 1845
by Ellen Levine
Scholastic
ISBN: 0439063108
Ages 9-14
176 pages
Having lost his parents and younger sister when they tried to ford a river along the Oregon Trail, Jedediah Barstow decides to make his way to the Oregon Territory on his own. He is "adopted" by the Henshaw family, who allow him to travel in their wagon in exchange for his help with the daily maintenance work along the way. Jedediah's adventures, along with the friends he makes and lessons he learns, make for an unforgettable story of a brave young boy who sets off to discover a wild, new world.
- THE JOURNAL OF DOUGLAS ALLEN DEEDS: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 by Rodman Philbrick
- THE JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG: A Chinese Miner, California, 1852 by Laurence Yep
- THE JOURNAL OF RUFUS ROWE: A Witness to the Battle of Fredricksburg, Bowling Green, Virginia, 1862
by Sid Hite
Scholastic
ISBN: 0439353645
Ages 9-14
144 pages
Sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe runs away from home to escape his cruel stepfather. He finds work and shelter in Fredericksburg, Virginia, just as the Rebel troops begin to amass in preparation for a confrontation with the Union Army. At a time when no Southerner believes the South can be beaten, Rufus sensitively observes and records the gripping battle that takes place there.
- THE JOURNAL OF JAMES EDMOND PEASE: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia, 1863 by Jim Murphy
- THE JOURNAL OF SEAN SULLIVAN: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West, 1867 by William Durbin
- THE JOURNAL OF JOSHUA LOPER: A Black Cowboy, The Chisholm Trail, 1871 by Walter Dean Myers
 THE JOURNAL OF BRIAN DOYLE: A Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship, 1874
by Jim Murphy
Scholastic
ISBN: 0439078148
Ages 9-14
188 pages
Jim Murphy once again writes an exciting story of a young boy on the cusp of a great, and sometimes violent, world. Jonathan Dodge has run away from his father's house, fleeing his father's wrathful punishments. He signs on as a "greenhorn," a sailor on an Alaskan whaling ship. On the high seas Jonathan finds more adventure and danger than one boy could have hoped for.
- THE JOURNAL OF OTTO PELTONEN: A Finnish Immigrant, 1905 by William Durbin
- THE JOURNAL OF BEN UCHIDA: Citizen 13559, Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California, 1942 by Barry Denenberg
- THE JOURNAL OF SCOTT PENDLETON COLLINS: A World War II Soldier, Normandy France, 1944 by Walter Dean Myers
- THE JOURNAL OF BIDDY OWENS: The Negro Leagues, 1948 by Walter Dean Myers
- THE JOURNAL OF C. J. JACKSON, A Dust Bowl Migrant, Oklahoma to California, 1935 by William Durbin
- THE JOURNAL OF PATRICK SEAMUS FLAHERTY: A United States Marine Corps, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968 by Ellen Emerson White
- THE JOURNAL OF FINN REARDON, A NEWSIE: New York City, 1899 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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