A Fine Start: Meg's Prairie Diary, Book Three (My America)


Book Description

In her third and final diary, by Kate McMullan, Meg continues to face the hardships of life on the prairie with her brave and sweet spirit.Meg continues to describe the daily realities on the prairie as she and her family make their lives in Kansas. Throughout these times of difficulty and joy, Meg is always courageous and thoughtful.




A Fine Start


Book Description

In this book Meg brings her prairie diary to an end describing her days in the Kansas Territory, a deadly twister, and the start of school. Simultaneous.




Fine Start


Book Description

In this book Meg brings her prairie diary to an end describing her days in the Kansas Territory, a deadly twister, and the start of school.




Fine Start


Book Description

In this book Meg brings her prairie diary to an end describing her days in the Kansas Territory, a deadly twister, and the start of school.




For This Land: Meg's Prairie Diary, Book Two (My America)


Book Description

In Book Two of Meg's Prairie Diary, Meg Wells is joined by the rest of her family on the Kansas prairie, where they fight alongside the Abolitionists to keep Kansas a free state. In Kate McMullan's second book of Meg's Prairie Diary, Meg's family is reunited on the prairie. Their new life is soon jeopardized by not only the struggle against slavery and those who would have Kansas be a slave state, but also a devastating fire that threatens to destroy their home. But Meg's strong spirit helps her overcome the hardships of life on the prairie.Kate McMullan has once again made Meg a brave and sweet character girls will love.




For This Land


Book Description

Meg records in her diary the events from July to November of 1856, when her family is reunited and must face challenges from fires to pro-slavery border ruffians who are trying to take over Kansas Territory.




We are Patriots


Book Description

In her diary, ten-year-old Hope writes about her life as a patriot in 1777 Philadelphia, as the Redcoats try to take over her city and defeat the Continental Army. Includes historical notes.




As Far As I Can See: Meg's Prairie Diary, Book One, Kansas (My America)


Book Description

In Kate McMullan's first My America book, the drama and adventure of the American prairie come to life when Meg must leave her family and move to Kansas to avoid the St. Louis cholera epidemic. Margaret Cora Wells is a resilient young girl living in St. Louis where cholera has become an epidemic. When her mother and sister get sick, Meg wants only to tend to them. But, in an effort to protect his children, her father sends Meg and her brother, Preston, to their relatives on the Kansas prairie for the summer. After an adventurous journey, Meg and Preston arrive in Kansas where they learn about life in another part of the country, and even more about the politics of the time. Meg is sweet and strong with a deep moral sense and a real sense of humor.




Hope in My Heart


Book Description

After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.




As Far As I Can See


Book Description

In her diary for 1856, nine-year-old Meg describes the long, dangerous journey she and her younger brother make from Missouri to Kansas, as well as the new life they find there.