Books

• Journey to Tangiwai: The Diary of Peter Cotterill, Napier, 1953 by David Hill
  David Hill (author)
  David Hill is a New Zealand author, especially well known for his young adult fiction. His young fiction books See Ya, Simon and Right Where It Hurts have been shortlisted for numerous awards...
  
   (2003)
• A Better Life: The Diary of Ivana Ivanovich, Dargaville, 1924-25 by Amelia Batistich (2003)
• Abandon Ship!: The Diary of Debbie Atherton, Wellington, 1968 by Shirley Corlett (2003)
• Finding Father: The Journal of Mary Brogan, Otago, 1862 by Pauline Cartwright (2004)
• Earthquake: The Diary of Katie Bourke, Napier, 1930-31 by Janine McVeagh (2004)
• A New Song in the Land: The Writings of Atapo, Paihia, c1840 by Fleur Beale
  Fleur Beale
  Fleur Beale is a New Zealand teenage fiction writer, best known for her novel I Am Not Esther, which has been published worldwide.- Biography :...
  
   (2004)
• Below the Mountains: The Diary of Amy McDonald, Milford Road, 1935-36 by Jean Bennett (2005)
• Chinatown Girl: The Diary of Silvey Chan, Auckland, 1942 by Eva Wong Ng (2005)
• Fire in the Sky: The Diary of James Collier, Tarawera, 1886 by Shirley Corlett (2005)
• A Long Way From Home: The Diary of Lillian Glenmore, Whangateau, 1943 by Lorraine Orman (2005)
• Escape from Sarau: The Diary of Emilie Ritter, Nelson District, 1882 by Leone Morris-Bensemann (2006)
• Aquarius, My Ohu Year: The Diary of Starshine Penney, 1975 by Jill Brasell (2006)
• Castaway: The Diary of Samuel Abraham Clark, Disappointment Island, 1907 by Bill O'Brien (2006)
• Sitting on the Fence: The Diary of Martin Daly, Christchurch, 1981 by Bill Nagelkerke (2007)
• Kauri in My Blood: The Diary of Laura Ann Findlay, The Coromandel, 1921-24 by Joanna Orwin (2007)
• Be Counted!: The Diary of Amy Phelps, Dunedin, 1893 by Janine McVeagh (2007)
• Land of Promise: The Diary of William Donahue, Gravesend to Wellington, 1839-40 by Lorraine Orman (2008)
• Sabotage!: The Diary of Rowan Webb, Auckland, 1985 by Sharon Holt (2008)
• Poor Man's Gold: The Diary of Reuben Radcliffe, Northland, 1899-1900 by Kath Beattie (2008)
• "The Mine’s Afire!": The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896 by Susan Battye (2009)
• No Survivors: The Diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 by Sharon Holt (2009)

See also

• Dear America
  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...
  
  
• Dear Canada
  Dear Canada
  Dear Canada is a series of historical novels for older girls first published starting in 2001 to the present by Scholastic Canada Ltd. They are similar to the Dear America series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman living during an important event in Canadian...
  
  
• My Story (Scholastic UK)
  My Story (Scholastic UK)
  My Story is a series of historical novels for children published by Scholastic UK. They are similar to the Dear America series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman or man living during an important event in history...
  
  
• My Australian Story
  My Australian Story
  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. ...