I don't know about any one else, but I was obsessed with the Dear America series when I was in elementary school and I'm glad to see that it is still going strong.
On October 26 (Wednesday), Scholastic is sponsoring a live webcast "Dear America: History Speaks" for classrooms around the country.
During the live event, Dear America authors Lois Lowry, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and Kirby Larson (who's books are based during WWI, WWII, and the Civil Rights Movement) will be on hand to answer questions from students and discuss the art of writing historical fiction, including how to research, develop characters, and craft a story told in diary form.
Teachers are invited to register for the event on the Teach Dear America page. While there, they have access to primary source materials, student activities, free classroom discussion guides, and whiteboard-ready slides and activities created in collaboration with the Library of Congress
The webcast is recommended for grades 3 and up.
Written by an array of award-winning and bestselling authors, the popular The Dear America® series has more than 14 million copies in print. The books are presented in diary format from the perspective of young girls living during different periods in American history.
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