"The latter was extremely impactful for me as a kid - there was something about diving into historical fiction, written as if the author was also a young girl experiencing everything for the first time, and feeling a deep connection. It's something I've wanted my own girls to feel, too, and while they have plenty of Baby-Sitters Club books, my old American Girl series, and all of the empowering graphic novels they could dream of, something was still missing."
"They were published by Scholastic starting in 1996, and there were tons of them. Each book stood alone as its own story, but represented one girl's story during a particular time period. There were books from the Civil Rights era, colonial times, the Great Depression, and beyond, but there were also books themed around specific voices, such as immigrants and Native Americans."
"While you can still purchase these books, Scholastic is now repackaging the Dear America series in a gorgeous deluxe paperback, complete with new cover art. Releasing April 7, 2026, the first two Dear America stories to come back are Kristiana Gregory's The Winter of Red Snow - a story about the Revolutionary War - and Kathryn Lasky's A Journey to the New World - a story focused on the Mayflower voyage. The series is recommended for ages 9 to 12."
Dear America, a historical-fiction series first published by Scholastic in 1996, is being repackaged into deluxe paperback editions with new cover art. Each book presents a young girl's first-person account set in a specific historical period, spanning colonial times, the Revolutionary War, the Civil Rights era, the Great Depression, and events like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the sinking of the Titanic. The relaunch will begin April 7, 2026, with Kristiana Gregory's The Winter of Red Snow and Kathryn Lasky's A Journey to the New World. The series targets readers ages 9 to 12 and highlights diverse voices, including immigrants and Native Americans.
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