'' Dear America '' is a series of historical fiction novels for older girls published by Scholastic in 1996 . The series was cancelled in 2004 with its final release , '' Hear My Sorrow '' . However , it was relaunched in the fall of 2010 . Each book is written in the form of a diary of a young woman 's life during important events or time periods in American history . The Dear America series covers a wide range of topics , including : the Pilgrims ' journey to the New World , the Salem Witch Trials , the French and Indian War , the American Revolution , the American Civil War , World War I , World War II , western expansion , slavery , immigration , nineteenth-century prairie life , the California Gold Rush of 1849 , the Great Depression , Native Americans ' experiences , racism , coal mining , the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire , the fight for women 's suffrage , the sinking of the RMS '' Titanic '' , the Battle of the Alamo , the Vietnam War , and more . The breadth of historical topics covered in these books through fiction makes the Dear America series a favorite teaching device of history schoolteachers around the country . The re-launch series and releases contain a new cover style and different pictures of the main characters then those of the original releases . Originally all the books had a ribbon inserted as a bookmarks for the books but were removed in the later releases . Several of the stories were filmed and released on videotape . There is also a televised adaptation on Qubo
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Dear America