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William Durbin
1) Dear America: My Name is America - The Journal of Sean Sullivan, A Transcontinental Railroad Worker
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
In 1867, 15 year old Sean experiences both hardships and rewards when he joins his father in working on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Thirteen-year-old C.J. records in a journal the conditions of the Dust Bowl that cause the Jackson family to leave their farm in Oklahoma and make the difficult journey to California, where they find a harsh life as migrant workers.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In the 1930s, a young Finnish-American boy reluctantly moves with his family to Karelia, a Communist Finnish state founded in Russia, where his idealistic father soon realizes that his conception of Communist utopia is flawed.
