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Jesse Smoke was a real boy.
Through the eyes of a young man, we were able to see the tragedy that the Andrew Jackson administration orchestrated in behalf of the Cherokee nation as well as many other Southeastern Indian tribes. We were able to feel the hurt and know the injustice of a peaceful people uprooted and driven, in the dead of winter, to a reservation in what is now Oklahoma. We were able to feel the hopes and dreams of a boy and a people shattered by greed, politics and military might. This is a classic which should be in every school library in the country. Yes, I have that drop ofblood in my veins that makes me a bona fide Cherokee. I am proud that the legend of a proud, industrious, creative people still remains in our hearts.

The Journal of Jesse Smoke
The Journal of Jesse Smoke Jesse Smoke's Journal
If you like historical fiction, then I think you should read The Journal of Jesse Smoke because it was very exciting.It was exciting when the soldiers came to take all the Cherokee and Creeke Indians.I thought that was interesting because then a white man came trying to steal the house when a soilder beat up.Then, they went to a lot of forts.Many died.The Cherokee and Creeke Indians called that journey the Trail of Tears.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cherokee Indians    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Fiction    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. History    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Historical Fiction    10. People & Places - United States - Native American    11. Trail of Tears, 1838    12. American history: c 1500 to c 1900    13. Historical figures    14. Indigenous peoples    15. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General    16. USA    17. c 1800 to c 1900   

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Watch out ! Reading Level Deflated
A fourth grade teacher used this book in her class for guided reading/literature circle, based on the age range listed. As a special educator in the classroom, I quickly became concerned for the vast majority of the class who did not grasp 80% of the book. The author requires the reader to draw many inferences, a difficult task for nine to ten-year olds. There is a great deal of historical period vocabulary and prior knowledge of the Revolutionary War and colonialism that needs to be pre-taught for anyone under sixth grade to comprehend, especially as the curriculum standards don't introduce the American Revolution until fifth grade.
The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot
I used this book for a literature circle group. Before reading you need to do a lot of background building about the conflicts between the British and the colonist that lead up to the revolutionary war. Lots of unfamiliar vocabulary. Good for very experienced readers. Less experienced readers will need more support. Very enjoyable reading and the students are learning a lot about the revolutionary war and colonial era

Journal of William Thomas Emerson
Can you imagine being a 14 year old boy and a orphan during the revolutionary war patriot in Boston, Massachusetts, 1774?
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Subjects:  1. Boston (Mass.)    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Diaries    6. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    7. Fiction    8. Historical - Military & Wars    9. Historical - United States - Colonial    10. History    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Juvenile Historical Fiction    13. Orphans    14. Revolution, 1775-1783    15. United States    16. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

Editorial Review

In 1620, an indentured servant named Jasper Jonathan Pierce sets sailwith his master and 100 others on the Read more

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my name is america
there is a boy named jasper jonathan peirce he is a young man who is traveling on a ship.he was aboard the mayflower ship on the see he was already setting off but he had left his brother but he went to tell the man who drove the boat but he laughed at him and said your brother is 80 years old and if he had a book he would be happy for the rest of his misrable life.on that very day he wasvery sad because he had left his brother behind. but after a while he forgot about it and he was ready for his adventure and ready to move on.:)but if u think this sounds like an intersting book go ahead read it because it is a wonderfull book for all ages...so take a brake go on an adventure and read this book:)
A Pilgrim Boy
"I am so weary yet I must write. I have been ashore! Howstrange it is to cast an eye on the nearby forest and not know what manner of beast was watching you".
BORING!
This book was about a boy named Jasper Jonathan Pierce, an orphaned indentured servant who is in search for a better life. (...). This was the worst book I have ever read in my entire life (I have read a lot of books)! This was one of the first historical fiction books I have read and it will be the last! Nobody on the face of the Earth should read this book! It was not exciting at all and I did not like one thing about it!Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. Historical - United States - Colonial    6. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    7. Indentured servants    8. Juvenile Historical Fiction    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile fiction    11. Massachusetts    12. Mayflower (Ship)    13. Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)    14. American history    15. Historical figures    16. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General    17. USA   

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The Journal of Scott Pendleton
I read the book The Journal of Scott Pendleton.This book is depressing.Scott has to expierience death.The book is depressing because how the way the Germans treat people.Also
Scott pendleton
This journal about Scott Pendleton And how he lived throw wourld war 2. It is an amasing book. He describs it wery well and u see what he sees. It is also a very sad. He loses most of his buddys and frends. But ther are also happy times, like wher he poproses to a girl in a letter from acros seas. He writs alot of letters to his famly and frends.
Scott pendleton
This journal about Scott Pendleton And how he lived throw wourld war 2. It is an amasing book. He describs it wery well and u see what he sees. It is also a very sad. He loses most of his buddys and frends. But ther are also happy times, like wher he poproses to a girl in a letter from acros seas. He writs alot of letters to his famly and frends.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    2. Campaigns    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Diaries    7. Fiction    8. France    9. Historical - Military & Wars    10. Juvenile Historical Fiction    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile fiction    13. Normandy    14. World War, 1939-1945    15. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General   

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THE BEST BOOK EVER
The Book Was Great He Wrote as though he's sister Molly(has a conpaion diary) were going to read it. it was about how he was alone on christmas and his squad but later every one wants to be his friend example:a man(well more a kid)he picks a fight with the is the one he becomes best friends with and he complains all the time about his feet and hair and c rats(c rations and he writes about battles and near the end of the book patrick and mostthe rest of his squad get seriously injured some even died and he and everyone else that surevived get sent home and he goes to collage for a semester but drops out and he marrys his crush and they have 4 kids and they live happily ever after

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"The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty"
The book "The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty" is by Ellen Emerson White and the book is for 6-9th graders. The book is a very good and well written. Patrick turned down college scholarships to enlist in the Marines. In December 1967, just out of basic training, he finds himself in Vietnam, on a combat base, out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by mountains, and jungle and a whole lot of enemy soldiers. He suffered during the four months spent under constant assault by the North Vietnamese at Khe Sanh. Naive and provincial, the teen is matured by combat. He develops a close friendship with Bebop, a Detroit jazz musician, and begins to question whether he and his comrades are actually completing anything. Too many gunshots, too many mortar attacks, too many deaths. Not enough food, water, and mail. Patrick writes that he doesn't want to make any more friends, because you keep losing them all the time. In April 1968, the men of Hill 881S are sent to a "safe" base at Quang Tri. There, in an ironic twist of fate, Patrick is badly wounded, and Bebop is killed in a mortar assault. Readers will respond to this absorbing book's vivid descriptions, and fast-paced action. This book uses sensitivity when describing a painful episode in America's history. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Campaigns    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Fiction    7. Historical - General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Historical Fiction    10. Khe Sanh, Battle of, Vietnam,    11. Khe Sanh, Battle of, Vietnam, 1968    12. Vietnam War, 1961-1975    13. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975    14. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

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Ok for Boys
It is a good book for more boys. It can keep you interested in it. There was alot of flashback in the story. He keeps remembering when he had all the different jobs on the railroad, and keeps thinking how lucky he is where he is.My favorite part in this book is when the indians shot at them. It made every body jump.

Good read for all! You should buy it, no matter what
This fictional journal centers around 15 year old Sean Sullivan. Coming from Chicago, he meets his father. His father works for the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska. Soon, Sean encounters Old West Towns, mean workers, and prejudice towards Chinese and Irishmen. You'll also learn about the Transcontinental Railroad, one of our history's interesting subjects. This book takes you from Omaha to the meeting of the Central Pacific at Promontory Summit. Hop on board and enjoy for yourself, The Journal of Sean Sullivan. I assure you, you won't be disappointed!

Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker
I really enjoyed reading this book it was very interesting and adventurious. It was an average reading book and the words were not that hard to understand. I wuold recomand this book for sixth grade and up. I hope William Durbin writes more books like this I really enjoy reading them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Diaries    4. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    5. Fiction    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. Historical - United States - Colonial    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Historical Fiction    10. Pacific railroads    11. Railroads    12. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

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Plain.
"The Journal of Rufus Rowe" I found to be boring.I was looking forward to this book since it comes from the stand point of the Confederate, but I felt it didn't come from either side - but neutral.I think I find author Sid Hite's writing to be bland, as I've yet to find a book he's writing that I like. I felt the journal entries were lacking and history was not presented in an interesting fashion.I do not recommend.

Death and carnage at Stonewall
The journal of Rufus Rowe brings the reader into the mind of a young 16-year boy. Rufus witness the horror of war: "I shall never forget the smell of gun power" and "broken windows, furniture in the streets, and houses on fire" and "defeat in war means loss and victory in war means loss". Rufus patriotism and love Fredricksburg and Virginia was replaced by the burdens of carnage, death, and suffering.
The journal of Rufus Rowe(review) : By Tabatha Denham
Rufus rowe ran away from his home in Bowling Green Virgina.
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The JOURNAL OFAUGUSTUS PELLETIER
I THANK THAT THIS IS A GOOD BOOK.BECAUSE IT IS REALLY INTERESTING . IF YOU READ IT YOU WILL LIKE IT A LOT. YOU WILL THINK IT IS GOOD.THE BOY,S NAME IS GUS PELLETIER. I REALLY THINK YOU WILL ENJOY IT .AND HE MEET,S SOME INDIANS.

An ok book, but one thing....
This book was very exciting and what was good, I enjoyed.
A major let-down.
"The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804" was not a good addition to the "My Name Is America" series, and a disappointment for author Kathryn Lasky.I was looking forward to more history, but instead was shown a lot of scenery.After reading this book, I felt like I walked away only reading half of his diary.The beginning started out very good, but by the end, it was as if Lasky didn't know what to write anymore, and decided to stretch it out.The epilogue was also a disappointment.Not even good for beginner learners of this time in history.I do not recommend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. (1804-1806)    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Diaries    5. Discovery and exploration    6. Explorers    7. Fiction    8. Historical - Exploration & Discoveries    9. Historical - United States - 19th Century    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Juvenile Historical Fiction    12. Lewis and Clark Expedition    13. West (U.S.)    14. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

Editorial Review

It is 1852, and 10-year-old Wong Ming-Chung, or Bright Intelligence--or Runt, as he is most commonly called--has arrived at the gold mines of California after a dangerous journey from China. Exchanging the famine and war of his native country for the brutal bullies and grueling labor in America, Runt joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden Mountain." Unfortunately, he, and most of the rest of the dreamers, soon discover that there's no such thing as a Golden Mountain, only dirt, mud, and tiny, occasional flecks of gold dust--flecks that are to be turned over to the owners of the mines, in return for barely livable wages. However, someone as clever and resourceful as Runt can still find true opportunity in this land. He and his uncle team up to find ingenious new ways of making money, and to defend themselves against the bitter, racist white Americans. Along the way, Runt develops lasting friendships with many people from all over the world, learning ways to communicate with them in spite of cultural and language differences.Read more

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A trip to The Golden Mountains
This book is the journal of the boy, Ming-Chung, who lives in southern China. In English, his name means Bright Intelligence, although many people call him Runt. His uncle is full of bad luck, and his brother, Blessing, and Ming-Chung are scholars. His uncle goes to the gold rush to find gold. He writes back giving gold and wanting Blessing. Instead, Ming-Chung goes. Both need good luck and a good group to find gold, if they survive the stay.
The Journal Of Wong Ming Chung
The Journal of Wong Ming Chung
The Journal of Wong Ming- Chung
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Subjects:  1. California    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Chinese Americans    5. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    6. Fiction    7. Gold discoveries    8. Gold mines and mining    9. Historical - United States - 19th Century    10. Historical - United States - Colonial    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Juvenile Historical Fiction    13. Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration    14. Social Situations - Emigration & Immigration    15. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General   

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the journal of joshua loper
Wow! If you're looking for a Wild West book, this is the one. I'm sure you'll love how the story leads off, and how it ends. This story begins when a teenager reaches the age to go on a cattle trip, and is totally psyched, but did not know what was In store for him. What he learns is
The Journal of Joshua Loper
This is a story about an adventurous 16 year old boy. He is a boy who wants to have more adventure. A coincidence was that he got to go on the Chisholm Trail. He worked as a cowboy. The Chisholm Trail is from Texas to Abilene,Kansas. Once a boy goes on the trail he become a man. What will the hardships be for Joshua? To find out you should read this book.

Joshua Loper Reveiw
This story is based after the civil war.Joshua and Doom are the only black people on the herd.They start out in the very back at drags but joshua moves to the front when one man slips up.There are some you could say sad parts like when joshuas horse dies but there are some good parts like when he is asked to go on another trail from texas to oregon. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Cattle drives    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Cowboys    6. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    7. Fiction    8. Historical - United States - 19th Century    9. Historical - United States - Colonial    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Juvenile Historical Fiction    12. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    13. West (U.S.)    14. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

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The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier
This is a great book. It is about this Union soldier who thinks he has bad luck and has to keep a journal for the company he is in. It is exiting. If you liked The Red Badge of Courage you will like this book.

Courage
This is one of the greatest war books ever!the author does a great job describing the battles and how the bullets zipped past his ear. The book is so descriptive that you feel as if you were there at the battle with James.

War Through His Eyes
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Subjects:  1. 1861-1865, Civil War    2. Biographical - Other    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Civil War, 1861-1865    6. Diaries    7. Fiction    8. Historical - Military & Wars    9. Historical - Other    10. Historical - United States - 19th Century    11. History    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Juvenile Historical Fiction    14. Orphans    15. United States    16. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

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Thoroughly entertaining
This book gave an excellent snapshot of life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.Finn and his friends keep the book moving nicely, with a number of laugh-out-loud episodes.The writing style is clever, and the characters seem to be speaking directly to the reader.Although the newsboys' strike is not covered in great detail, other details about the newsies' lives are readily available.This book is a quick read that is highly enjoyable for kids or adults!

News in the making.
"The Journal of Finn Reardon: A Newsie" was a very interesting book.I'm sure you've either heard of your father or grandfather selling newspapers on the street corner.My father did, so this story brought back the stories he used to tell me as a child.Today, the newspaper is delivered to your front doorstep, or you can buy it at stands or supermarkets.In the early 20th century, you relied on tween and teen boys to get your daily dose of news, and this "My America" book explains the daily lives of these boys.Times were most certainly different, since you could let a 12-year-old work a street corner until dark, without any immediate worries. Each day was a struggle, and the money a family made was used immediately on that day; and to think that the Great Depression hadn't hit yet. If you're interested in journalism and newspapers, then this story is an interesting one.I recommend.

NEWSIE!!!!!!!!!!
I really like the movie "Newsies" that was made in 1992, so when I found this book at our library, I just had to read it. The only thing bad about this book, is that it doesn't have alot of stuff about the strike. The entrees were only 2 paragraphs long. Other than that I think it was a great book. I like Racetrack, Being that he is my favorite in the movie, and in this book, he's not much differant. he's still a smart alac in the book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1898-1951    2. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. Historical - United States - 19th Century    6. Historical - United States - 20th Century    7. History    8. Irish Americans    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile Historical Fiction    11. New York (N.Y.)    12. Newspaper carriers    13. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century   

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Many people feel sorry for the Japanese Americans that were treated miserably, but they couldn't begin to imagine what they went through. Ben Uchida and his family knew exactly what the experience was like. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ben feared for his family knowing that the government would automatically point fingers at the Japanese Americans as being spies. The United States government thought it best to take innocent families away from their safe homes and quiet neighborhoods to very dirty and crowded interment camps. The Uchida family and his family were sent to Mirror Lake along with many families. They tiring journey began on a filthy, stained train to the middle of nowhere. Then they were greeted by the military forcing them off the train leaving there bags and things on the train. To make this day better, they realize that they must share an already too small room with another family. Mirror Lake was the name off the internment camp. After months, and months of living a terrible, miserable life, they are released and apologized to. Ben and his family were taken home only to find their house burned to the ground by angry neighbors.The My Name is America series is an excellent series to read if you enjoy to actually get inside the heads of the characters. The Journal of Ben Uchida is a great example of this.
The Journal Of Ben Uchida
This book called the Journal of Ben Uchida is based on a true story and talks about Ben Uchida, who is a prisoner of war basically in a detainee camp called Mirror Lake in the middle of nowhere near San Francisco. Throughout the book he is faced by many problems about what he is to do about the situation and how he should handle things. Some basic things he did not notice before, he now cherishes them for all they are worth. As the story progresses Ben makes new friends and enemies as well. One of the friends (or so it turns out) he made was Mike Masuda. He seemed nice at the start was very caring for them and even started a baseball league inside their camp area, but later on in the story there comes a point when he just snaps and is unkind to everyone else. At the end of the book many of the characters end up dieing in a miserable death, but Ben lives on to tell the story.
Journal Of Ben Uchida
The book The Journal of Ben Uchida by Barry Denenberg is about a boy named Ben Uchida who lives in San Francisco, California in the year 1942. Ben Uchida was a normal kid 13 year-old until the bombing of Pearl Harbor and everything changed, everyone around him started treating him different because he was Japanese. This is the story of Ben and his family having to go to a concentration camp and finding out about everything that is going to happen during his stay and everything that is wrong about.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Evacuation and relocation, 194    4. Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945    5. Fiction    6. Historical - General    7. Historical - United States - 20th Century    8. Japanese Americans    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. United States    11. World War, 1939-1945    12. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General   

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Homerun Hitting Book
Read a homerun hitting book about baseball. It is the Negro Leagues and it is the journal of Biddy Owens. It is about a 17 year old boy that is the team equipment manager of the Birmingham Black Barons. He sometimes gets to play right field and hit the ball too. He goes from city to city with the team to baseball games.
This book makes you want to play a game of baseball with fri
This book makes you want to play a game of baseball with friends!
A Real Patriot
Scott Pendelton Collins is a true american patriot. In this book he faces many hardships that would make many men runaway with their tails between their legs. He fights through one of the most well known battles of World War Two, D-Day and his company aids in the capture of the French city of St.Lo, and many key cities along the way. He has to walk endless miles and be ready for unexpected attacks, as well as have to be ready to fight with a 30 minute notice. He is hesitant on making friends because he knows that they or he could die at any time. He witnessed many of his new friends die on the beach on D-Day. He also reads about one of his friends deaths in a casuality report. He says the war has changd him in many ways, some good and some bad, and he doesn't think he will ever be able to forget the constant boom of the arterilly fire for both sides, allies and germans.
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The Journal of Otto Peltonen
If you think it's tough just changing schools imagine moving across the Atlantic Ocean! Well that's the dilemma Otto Peltonen has to endure in the book The Journal of Otto Peltonen written by William Durbin. The Journal of Otto Peltonen
The Journal of Otto Peltonen by William Durbin is an interesting journal of a Finnish immigrant who finds himself struggling to adjust to a new life in America. Full of action, you can never find a good point to set this book down. Events are always taking place that are making Otto question if he should have just stayed in Finland. At the mine where Otto's father works, danger is always near, causing much for the family to worry about. Great account on the hardships of Immigrants
Otto Peltonen and his family leave all their relatives in Finland hoping to find a better life and to join his father. Otto dreams America will be great but when he reaches to the town he finds America is not at all great. At first Otto goes to school but soon finds that his family needs him to work in the coal mines to help them survive. Otto finds work hard in the dusty coal mines and the working conditions are horrible. What Otto can't understand is why some miners are much richer than his family. When Otto learns the truth he was sorry he ever asked. However even with the bad working conditions Otto and his family dream one day they will save up enough money so they will have their own farm like in Finland. This is a great accound by William Durbin on the harships of coal workers live. I highly recommend reading it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Emigration and immigration    4. Fiction    5. Finnish Americans    6. Historical - United States - 20th Century    7. Iron mines and mining    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Historical Fiction    10. Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration    11. Strikes and lockouts    12. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General   

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This Book is a work of Fiction
I was profoundly disappointed by this book.The title says "Journal", and the book's cover shows a photograph that might lead the reader to assume that it is an image of the author. But it is not until the very last page of the book (except for the map) that the author, whose name is absent on the front cover, back cover, or printed edge, admits that this work is fiction.Look also at the editorial review, where it claims "C. J. is an authentic and likable protagonist."Then look at MAB's review.He/she may be under the impression that a 13 year-old wrote this book. The next two reviewers also claim it to be a "Nice historical..", and a "A vivid picture of the time".Not so, as it was written in 2002, a fact not appearing until the last page.I have never encountered a book in which the copyright and printing information are placed on the last page.I wonder why.
Great supplemental source for studying history
I never knew I liked historical fiction until I started reading the "My name is America" series. This book does an excellent job of putting the reader into the life of a 13 year old boy who is trying to be a kid, but trying to help his parents with all their worries during the depression and a drought hitting his farming community.
A rare historical treat.
"The Journal of C. J. Jackson, a Dust Bowl Migrant, Oklahoma to California, 1935" is such a great book, because I doubt many people know about the dust bowl in Oklahoma.I surely didn't, and I learned a great deal while reading this. I would have never thought that American's would discriminate American's, by calling Oklahoma residents "Okies."But, it's not much different today, if you stop and think about it.That just stuck out in my mind while reading it.The entrees were realistic (although it made me wonder, with C.J. being only 13-years-old, and with minimal schooling, how he could have written so well), and easy to read.You