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. ^{[1] [2]} Most of the books feature British characters and history, but some are about non-British characters during important events and times in world history.

My Story: Girls

• Princess of Egypt: The Diary of Asha 1490 BC by Vince Cross (2008)
  • Egyptian Princess (re-released 2009)
• Pompeii: The Diary of Claudia, Pompeii, AD 78 by Sue Reid (2008)
• My Tudor Queen: The Diary of Eva De Puebla, London, 1501 by Alison Prince (2001)
  • Catherine of Aragon (re-released 2010)
• Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525 by Alison Prince (2005)
  • Anne Boleyn and Me: A Tudor Girl's Diary, London, 1525 (re-released 2010)
• Lady Jane Grey, 1547 by Sue Reid (2012)
• Bloody Tower: The Diary of Matilda "Tilly" Middleton, London, 1553 by Valerie Wilding (2002)
  • Bloody Tower: The Diary of a Tudor Girl (re-released 2008)
• The Queen's Spies: The Diary of Catherine "Kitty" Lumsden, London, 1583–1586 by Valerie Wilding (2006)
  • To Kill a Queen (re-released 2008)
• Mayflower: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, 1620 by Kathryn Lasky (1996)
• The Great Plague: The Diary of Alice Paynton, London, 1665–1666 by Pamela Oldfield (2001)
  • The Great Plague An London Girl’s Diary 1665–1666 (re-release)
• Highway Girl An English Girl’s Diary, 1670 by Valerie Wilding (2008)
• The '45 Rising: The Diary of Euphemia Grant, Scotland, 1745–1746 by Francis Mary Hendry (2001)
• Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney Cove, 1790 by Goldie Alexander (2002)
  • Australia (re-release) (This one is also in the My Australia Story series)
• No Way Back by Valerie Wilding (2012)
• The Fall of the Blade: A Young Aristocrat's Diary, 1792–1794 by Sue Ried (2010)
• Mill Girl: the diary of Eliza Helsted, Manchester, 1842–1843 by Sue Reid (2002)
  • Mill Girl, The Diary of a Victorian girl 1842–1843 (re-released 2008)
• The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland, 1845–1847 by Carol Drinkwater (2001)
  • The Hunger An Irish Girl's Diary 1845–1847 (re-release)
• The Crystal Palace: The Diary of Lily Hicks, London, 1850–1851 by Francis Mary Hendry (2001)
  • Young Nanny A Victorian Girl’s Diary, 1850 (re-released 2010)
• Slave Girl, The Diary of Clotee, Virginia, USA, 1859 by Patricia McKissack (1997)
  • Slave Girl, An African American Girl's Story, 1859 (re-release 2008)
• Victorian Workhouse: The Diary of Edith Lorriner, London, 1871 by Pamela Oldfield (2003)
  • Workhouse A Victorian Girl’s Diary, 1871 (re-released 2008)
• Factory Girl by Pamela Oldfield (2011)
• Twentieth Century Girl: The Diary of Flora Bonnington, London, 1900 by Carol Drinkwater (2001)
  • 1900: A Brand-New Century A London Girl’s Diary 1899–1900 (re-released, 2010)
• Suffragette: The Diary of Dollie Baxton, London, 1901–1913 by Carol Drinkwater (2003)
  • Suffragette (re-released 2011)
• Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Anne Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912 by Ellen Emerson White (1998)
  • Titanic A Edwardian Girl’s Diary, 1912 (re-released 2008)
• Road to War A First World War Girl's Diary, 1917 by Valerie Wilding (2007)
• Berlin Olympics: Olympic Swimmer, 1936 by Vince Cross (2012)
• Wartime Princess by Valerie Wilding (2012)
• Nowhere to Run A Second World War Refugee's Diary, 1938–1943 by Carol Drinkwater (2012)
• Sophie's Secret War A Second World War Girl’s Diary 1939–1940 by Jill Atkin (2008)
• War Nurse: The Diary of Kitty Langley, Dunkirk, 1939–1940 by Sue Reid (2005)
  • War Nurse A Second World War Girl’s Diary, 1939–1940 (re-released 2009)
• Blitz: The Diary of Edie Benson, London, 1940–1941 by Vince Cross (2001)
  • Blitz: A Wartime Girl 1940–1941 (re-released 2008)

My Story: Boys

• Pyramid of Secrets: Pharaoh Khafra, Egypt, 2554BC by Jim Eldridge (2010)
• Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84 by Jim Eldridge (2008)
• Viking Blood: A Viking Warrior, 1006 AD by Andrew Donkin (2008)
• Agincourt: Jenkin Lloyd, France, 1415 by Michael Cox (2003)
• Armada: The Story of Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587–1588 by Jim Eldridge (2002)
• Civil War: Thomas Adamson, England, 1644 by Vince Cross (2002)
• Trafalgar: James Grant, HMS Norseman 1799–1806 by Bryan Perrett (2002)
• Waterloo: Bob Jenkins, Royal House Artillery, 1814–1817 by Bryan Perrett (2003)
• Crimea: The Story of Michael Pope, 110th Regiment, 1853–1857 by Bryan Perrett (2004)
• Indian Mutiny: Hanuman Singh, India, 1857–1858 by Pratima Mitchell (2002)
• Sweep's Boy: A Victorian Boy, London, 1870 by Jim Eldridge (2010)
• Zulu War: Jabulani, Africa, 1879–1882 by Vince Cross (2002)
• The Trenches: Billy Stevens, the Western Front, 1914–1918 by Jim Eldridge (2002)
  • The Trenches: A First World War Soldier, 1914–1918 (2008 re-release)
• Flying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915–1918 by Jim Eldridge (2003)
• The Storm to Come, Vienna, 1939 by Yankev Glatshteyn (2010)
• U-Boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939–1945 by Bryan Perrett (2005)
• Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England 1939–1941 by Chris Priestley (2002)
  • Battle of Britain: A Second World War Spitfire Pilot, 1939–1941 (2008 re-release)
• Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France, 1942–1944 by Jim Eldridge (2004)
• Desert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa, WWII by Jim Eldridge (2005)
  • Desert Danger (re-released 2012)
• D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944 by Bryan Perrett (2004)
  • D-Day: A Second World War Soldier, 1944 (2009 re-release)

See also

• Children's literature portal

• Dear America
• Dear Canada
• I Am Canada
• My Australian Story
• My Story (New Zealand)
• My Royal Story

References

1. Stetz, Margaret D. (2013). "The 'My Story' Series: A Neo-Victorian Education in Feminism". Neo-Victorian Studies. 6 (2): 137–151. ISSN   1757-9481.
2. Dunmore, Helen (26 July 2003). "Making the old young again". books. The Daily Telegraph . London. p. 10. Retrieved 1 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Scholastic's My Story: Girls
• Scholastic's My Story: Boys