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''My Story'' is a series of historical novels for children published by Scholastic UK. They are similar to the ''
Dear America ''Dear America'' is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic starting in 1996. By 1998, the series had 12 titles with 3.5 million copies in print. The series was canceled in 2004 with its ...
'' series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman or man living during an important event in history. Most of the books feature British characters and history, but some are about non-British characters during important events and times in world history.


My Story: Girls

* ''Princess of Egypt: The Diary of Asha 1490 BC'' by Vince Cross (2008) ** ''Egyptian Princess'' (re-released 2009) * ''Pompeii: The Diary of Claudia, Pompeii, AD 78'' by Sue Reid (2008) * ''My Tudor Queen: The Diary of Eva De Puebla, London, 1501'' by
Alison Prince Alison Prince (26 March 1931 – 12 October 2019) was a British children's writer, screenwriter and biographer, who settled on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Her novels for young people won several awards. She was the scriptwriter of the much r ...
(2001) ** ''Catherine of Aragon'' (re-released 2010) * ''Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525'' by Alison Prince (2005) ** ''Anne Boleyn and Me: A Tudor Girl's Diary, London, 1525'' (re-released 2010) * '' Lady Jane Grey, 1547'' by Sue Reid (2012) * ''Bloody Tower: The Diary of Matilda "Tilly" Middleton, London, 1553'' by Valerie Wilding (2002) ** ''Bloody Tower: The Diary of a Tudor Girl'' (re-released 2008) * ''The Queen's Spies: The Diary of Catherine "Kitty" Lumsden, London, 1583–1586'' by Valerie Wilding (2006) ** '' To Kill a Queen'' (re-released 2008) * ''Mayflower: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, 1620'' by Kathryn Lasky (1996) * ''The Great Plague: The Diary of Alice Paynton, London, 1665–1666'' by Pamela Oldfield (2001) ** ''The Great Plague An London Girl’s Diary 1665–1666'' (re-release) * ''Highway Girl An English Girl’s Diary, 1670'' by Valerie Wilding (2008) * ''The '45 Rising: The Diary of Euphemia Grant, Scotland, 1745–1746'' by Francis Mary Hendry (2001) * ''Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney Cove, 1790'' by Goldie Alexander (2002) ** ''Australia'' (re-release) (This one is also in the My Australia Story series) * ''No Way Back'' by Valerie Wilding (2012) * ''The Fall of the Blade: A Young Aristocrat's Diary, 1792–1794'' by Sue Ried (2010) * ''Mill Girl: the diary of Eliza Helsted, Manchester, 1842–1843'' by Sue Reid (2002) ** ''Mill Girl, The Diary of a Victorian girl 1842–1843'' (re-released 2008) * ''The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland, 1845–1847'' by
Carol Drinkwater Carol Drinkwater (born 22 April 1948) is a British actress, writer and filmmaker residing in France. She portrayed Helen Herriot (née Alderson) in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books '' All Creatures Great and Small'', which l ...
(2001) ** ''The Hunger An Irish Girl's Diary 1845–1847'' (re-release) * ''The Crystal Palace: The Diary of Lily Hicks, London, 1850–1851'' by Francis Mary Hendry (2001) **''Young Nanny A Victorian Girl’s Diary, 1850'' (re-released 2010) * ''Slave Girl, The Diary of Clotee, Virginia, USA, 1859'' by Patricia McKissack (1997) ** ''Slave Girl, An African American Girl's Story, 1859'' (re-release 2008) * ''Victorian Workhouse: The Diary of Edith Lorriner, London, 1871'' by Pamela Oldfield (2003) ** ''Workhouse A Victorian Girl’s Diary, 1871'' (re-released 2008) * ''Factory Girl'' by Pamela Oldfield (2011) * ''Twentieth Century Girl: The Diary of Flora Bonnington, London, 1900'' by Carol Drinkwater (2001) ** ''1900: A Brand-New Century A London Girl’s Diary 1899–1900 '' (re-released, 2010) * ''Suffragette: The Diary of Dollie Baxton, London, 1901–1913'' by Carol Drinkwater (2003) ** ''Suffragette'' (re-released 2011) * ''Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Anne Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912'' by Ellen Emerson White (1998) ** ''Titanic A Edwardian Girl’s Diary, 1912'' (re-released 2008) * ''Road to War A First World War Girl's Diary, 1917'' by Valerie Wilding (2007) * ''Berlin Olympics: Olympic Swimmer, 1936'' by Vince Cross (2012) * ''Wartime Princess'' by Valerie Wilding (2012) * ''Nowhere to Run A Second World War Refugee's Diary, 1938–1943'' by Carol Drinkwater (2012) * ''Sophie's Secret War A Second World War Girl’s Diary 1939–1940'' by Jill Atkin (2008) * ''War Nurse: The Diary of Kitty Langley, Dunkirk, 1939–1940'' by Sue Reid (2005) ** ''War Nurse A Second World War Girl’s Diary, 1939–1940'' (re-released 2009) * ''Blitz: The Diary of Edie Benson, London, 1940–1941'' by Vince Cross (2001) ** ''Blitz: A Wartime Girl 1940–1941'' (re-released 2008)


My Story: Boys

*''Pyramid of Secrets: Pharaoh Khafra, Egypt, 2554BC'' by Jim Eldridge (2010) *''Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84'' by Jim Eldridge (2008) *''Viking Blood: A Viking Warrior, 1006 AD'' by Andrew Donkin (2008) *''Agincourt: Jenkin Lloyd, France, 1415'' by Michael Cox (2003) *''Armada: The Story of Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587–1588'' by Jim Eldridge (2002) *''Civil War: Thomas Adamson, England, 1644'' by Vince Cross (2002) *''Trafalgar: James Grant, HMS Norseman 1799–1806'' by Bryan Perrett (2002) *''Waterloo: Bob Jenkins, Royal House Artillery, 1814–1817'' by Bryan Perrett (2003) *''Crimea: The Story of Michael Pope, 110th Regiment, 1853–1857'' by Bryan Perrett (2004) *''Indian Mutiny: Hanuman Singh, India, 1857–1858'' by Pratima Mitchell (2002) *''Sweep's Boy: A Victorian Boy, London, 1870'' by Jim Eldridge (2010) *''Zulu War: Jabulani, Africa, 1879–1882'' by Vince Cross (2002) *''The Trenches: Billy Stevens, the Western Front, 1914–1918'' by Jim Eldridge (2002) **''The Trenches: A First World War Soldier, 1914–1918'' (2008 re-release) *''Flying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915–1918'' by
Jim Eldridge Jim Eldridge (born November 1944) is an English radio, film and television screenwriter with hundreds of radio and TV scripts broadcast in the United Kingdom and across the world in a career spanning over 30 years. Eldridge is the creator and ...
(2003) *''The Storm to Come, Vienna, 1939'' by Yankev Glatshteyn (2010) *''U-Boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939–1945'' by Bryan Perrett (2005) *''Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England 1939–1941'' by Chris Priestley (2002) **''Battle of Britain: A Second World War Spitfire Pilot, 1939–1941'' (2008 re-release) *''Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France, 1942–1944'' by
Jim Eldridge Jim Eldridge (born November 1944) is an English radio, film and television screenwriter with hundreds of radio and TV scripts broadcast in the United Kingdom and across the world in a career spanning over 30 years. Eldridge is the creator and ...
(2004) *''Desert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa, WWII'' by
Jim Eldridge Jim Eldridge (born November 1944) is an English radio, film and television screenwriter with hundreds of radio and TV scripts broadcast in the United Kingdom and across the world in a career spanning over 30 years. Eldridge is the creator and ...
(2005) **''Desert Danger'' (re-released 2012) *''D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944'' by Bryan Perrett (2004) **''D-Day: A Second World War Soldier, 1944'' (2009 re-release)


See also

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Dear America ''Dear America'' is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic starting in 1996. By 1998, the series had 12 titles with 3.5 million copies in print. The series was canceled in 2004 with its ...
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Dear Canada ''Dear Canada'' is a series of historical novels marketed at kids first published in 2001 and continuing to the present. The books are published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. They are similar to the ''Dear America'' series, with each book written in ...
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I Am Canada ''I Am Canada'' is a series of Canadian historical novels marketed at older boys, with the first book being published in September 2010. The series is written by a variety of Canadian authors and is published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. The book ...
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My Australian Story ''My Australian Story'' is a series of historical novels for older children published by Scholastic Australia which was inspired by ''Dear America''. Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary of a young person living during an import ...
'' * ''My Story'' (New Zealand) *''
My Royal Story My Royal Story is a series for older children that are some re prints of the Royal Diaries and some of the girls My Story. They are written in diary forms of real and fictional characters in different parts of the world and in different time perio ...
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