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Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But... (age 9-12)
by Elvira Woodruff
fantasy ... letters/journal ... spooky
Catalog: Marty receives a surprising reply when he writes a letter describing his spirited but sick grandfather to Napoleon Bonaparte.
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BLO
A Gathering of Days: a New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32, a Novel (age 9-12)
by Joan W. Blos
historical ... growing up ... letters/journal
Catalog: The journal of a fourteen-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend.
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KIN
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (age 9-12)
by Jeff Kinney
letters/journal ... growing up ... humor ... school ... friendship
It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.
title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal
title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
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HAR
My Prairie Year: Based on the Diary of Elenore Plaisted (age 9-12)
by Brett Harvey
letters/journal ... historical
Nine-year old Elenore describes her experiences living with her family in the Dakota Territory in the late nineteenth century.
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HES
Letters from Rifka (age 9-12)
by Karen Hesse
survival ... historical ... letters/journal
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America.
The Royal Diaries Series (age 9-12)
princesses ... letters/journal ... historical
Each novel in diary form follows the life of a royal figure from the past. Sometimes tragic, always exciting, these stories recall pivotal moments from history.
title: Anastasia, the Last Grand Duchess by Carolyn Meyer F MEY
title: Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile by Kristiana Gregory F GRE
title: Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor by Kathryn Lasky F LAS
title: Isabel: Jewel of Castilla by Carolyn Meyer F MEY
title: Jahanara, Princess of Princesses by Kathryn Lasky F LAS
title: Kaiulani: the People's Princess by Ellen Emerson White F WHI
title: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles by Kathryn Lasky F LAS
title: Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba by Patricia C. McKissack F MCK
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SNI
Lemony Snicket: the Unauthorized Autobiography (age 9-12)
by Lemony Snicket
humor ... letters/journal
The elusive author provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.
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HES
The Music of Dolphins (age 9-12)
by Karen Hesse
the arts ... letters/journal ... nature
A fifteen-year-old girl who has been raised by dolphins, records her thoughts about her reintroduction to the human world.
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LAS
The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: the Lewis and Clark Expedition (age 9-12)
by Kathryn Lasky
adventure ... historical ... letters/journal
A fictional journal kept by twelve-year-old Augustus Pelletier, the youngest member of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw (age 9-12)
by Beverly Cleary
identity ... friendship ... authorship ... letters/journal
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

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