Mill Girl: The Diary of Eliza Helsted, Manchester, 1842-1843

7 best books like Mill Girl: The Diary of Eliza Helsted, Manchester, 1842-1843 (Sue Reid): Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912, How I Live Now, The Snow Goose, Marianne Dreams, Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790, Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525-1536, A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912

Author	Ellen Emerson White
ISBN	0590962736

Of the Titanic story, I always find it most difficult to get through reading or hearing about the crew who sacrificed their lives. What amazes me most is that the band selflessly played through the entire ordeal without rushing to the lifeboats and trying to save themselves. If there was one thing I could...

How I Live Now

Author	Meg Rosoff
ISBN	0553376055

"Every war has turning points and every person too."

Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London...

The Snow Goose

Author	Paul Gallico
ISBN	0140299521

Lyrical and touching tale set in WWII, with the climax taking place during Dunkirk. While there's a danger here of crossing over into sentimentality, for me this lovely tale transformed what could have been pat sentiments into something very heartfelt and noble. It's the kind of tale children will...

Marianne Dreams

Author	Catherine Storr
ISBN	0571202128

Ill and bored with having to stay in bed, Marianne picks up a pencil and starts doodling - a house, a garden, a boy at the window. That night she has an extraordinary dream. She is transported into her own picture, and as she explores further she soon realises she is not alone. The boy at the window is called...

Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790

Author	Goldie Alexander
ISBN	0439954991

`Bringing The Past Into The Real World'

The `My Story` series of books, is divided into two separate sets, one for boys and another for girls.

They are written with 9-11 year olds in mind, but are just as enjoyable and informative for adults to read.

For any US followers of my...

Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525-1536

Author

Alison Prince

When the King came riding in on his big, black horse, a murmer went up, because his tunic was stitched with the words, DECLARE I DARE NOT. All the ladies were giggling behind their hands, and I asked Mama what it meant. Her face had turned quite pink and she said, ..Never mind.., so I asked Rosanna later. She...

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

Author

Kathryn Lasky

Journey to the New World (Mayflower) / 0-590-50214-X

Like so many of the Dear America series, this book has wonderful history; the journey across the sea is so real, you can almost feel the narrator's sea sickness. The arrival in the New World is presented realistically: full of hope, joy, and...