diaries

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Deception

2005
Thirteen-year-old Lady Grace Cavendish, maid of honor to Queen Elizabeth I, describes in her diary her efforts to discover who is counterfeiting the new English silver coin.

Conspiracy

2005

Party princess

2006
Fifteen-year-old Mia tries to figure out how to raise money for the bankrupt student government at her school while also worrying about how to become a "party girl.".

Exile

2006
Thirteen-year-old Lady Grace Cavendish, maid of honor to Queen Elizabeth I, describes in her diary how she tries to discover who stole a magical ruby belonging to the visiting princess of Sharakand.

Egyptian diary

the journal of Nakht
2005
In ancient Egypt, Nakht records his experiences as his family moves from the small town of Esna to the big, exciting city of Memphis, where he studies to be a scribe like his father and helps discover who has been robbing graves. Includes information on ancient Egyptian society and religious practices.

Hear my sorrow

the diary of Angela Denoto, a shirtwaist worker
2004
Forced to drop out of school at the age of fourteen to help support her family, Angela, an Italian immigrant, works long hours for low wages in a garment factory, and becomes a participant in the shirtwaist worker strikes of 1909.

Lady of Palenque

flower of Bacal
2004
In 749, the Maya princess Green Jay, of the Kingdom of Bacal, writes in her diary about her arduous journey to Xukpip to meet King Fire Keeper, her future husband.

Assassin

2004
Thirteen-year-old Lady Grace Cavendish, favorite maid of honor of Elizabeth I, must solve a murder mystery and clear the name of her betrothed.

The journal of Brian Doyle

a greenhorn on an Alaskan whaling ship
2004
A fictional diary in which young Brian Doyle records how he ran away from his home in San Francisco in 1784, joined the crew of a whaling ship, and endured storms, hostile shipmates, and being stranded in the Arctic.

Princess in waiting

2003
Princess Mia is introduced to her Genovian subjects, and more importantly, she goes out on a date.

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