My Australian Story
Encyclopedia
My Australian Story is a series of historical novels for older children published by Scholastic Australia which was inspired by Dear America
. Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary
of a young person living during an important event or time period in Australian history.
Series
Dear America
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...
. Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
of a young person living during an important event or time period in Australian history.
Series
- A Banner Bold: The Diary of Rosa Aarons, Ballarat Goldfield, 1854 by Nadia WheatleyNadia WheatleyNadia Wheatley is an award winning Australian writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. Her works often focus on "the difficulties faced by Aborigines or non-English-speaking newcomers to Australia, ... environmental issues...
(2000) - A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne, 1974 by Jenny Pausacker (2000)
- Plagues and Federation: The Diary of Kitty Barnes, The Rocks Sydney - 1900 by Vashti Farrer (2000)
- Surviving Sydney Cove: The Convict Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney, 1790 by Goldie AlexanderGoldie AlexanderGoldie Alexander has published fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children both here and overseas, plus many prizewinning short stories and articles. Her latest how-to-write’ text. for adults is “Mentoring Your Memoir”: She writes for history, crime, science fiction, fantasy and...
(2000) - A Different Sort of Real: The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1919 - 1919 by Kerry Greenwood (2001)
- The Rum Rebellion: The Diary of David Bellamy, Sydney Town, 1807-1808 by Libby GleesonLibby GleesonLibby Gleeson is an Australian children's author. Born in Young, New South Wales, she is one of six children, the sister of former ABC TV Washington Correspondent Michael Gleeson and the mother of Home and Away actress Jessica Tovey....
(2001) - The Yankee Whaler: The Diary of Thomas Morris, Bunbury, Western Australia, 1876 by Deborah Lisson (2001)
- Who am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, 1937 by Anita Heiss (2001)
- On Board the Boussole: The Diary of Julienne Fulbert, Laperouse's Voyage of Discovery, 1785-1788 by Christine Edwards (2002)
- The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942 by Alan Tucker (2002)
- Fords and Flying Machines: The Diary of Jack McLaren, Longreach, 1919-1921 by Patricia Bernard (2003)
- Snowy: The Diary of Eva Fischer, Cabramurra, 1958-1959 by Siobhan McHugh (2003)
- Riding with Thunderbolt: The Diary of Ben Cross by Allan Baillie (2004)
- Our Don Bradman: The Diary of Victor McDonald, Sydney, 1932 by Peter Allen (2004)
- A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956 by Irini Savvides (2004)
- Our Enemy, My Friend: The Diary of Emma Sheldrake, Adelaide Hills, 1915 by Jenny Blackman (2005)
- New Gold Mountain: The Diary of Shu Cheong, Lambing Flat, New South Wales, 1860-1861 by Christopher W. Cheng (2005)
- Outback: The Diary of Jimmy Porter, Central Australia, 1927-1928 by Christine Harris (2005)
- Cyclone Tracy: The Diary of Ryan Turner, Darwin, 1974 by Alan Tucker (2006)
- Refugee: The Diary of Ali Ismail, Woomera, 2001-2002 by Alan Sunderland (2006)
- The Melting Pot: The Diary of Edward, Chek Chee, Sydney, 1903-1904 by Christopher W. Cheng (2007)
- Archer's Melbourne Cup: The Diary of Robby Jenkins, Terara, New South Wales, 1860-1861 by Vashti Farrer (2007)
- Claw of the Dragon: The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton, Broome, Western Australia, 1899-1900 by Patricia Bernard (2008)
- Atomic Testing: The Diary of Anthony Brown, Woomera, 1953 by Alan Tucker (2009)
- The Hunt for Ned Kelly by Sophie Masson (2010)
- The Phar Lap Mystery by Sophie Masson (2010)