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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell
Welcome to a new season of The Ribbon Book Club! We're starting off on this journey with the fifth book in the Dear America series,...
Cate Jen
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl
The fourth book in our series is A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl. It was written by Patricia McKissack and it was...
Cate Jen
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson
For the third book in our series, we covered: When Will This Cruel War be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson. The book takes...
Cate Jen
May 11, 20232 min read
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The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart
The second book we are covering for the RBC is The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, written by...
Cate Jen
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Official Ribbon Book Club Reading List
What is a book club without a reading list? Our goal is to read through the Dear America book series in order of publication. We strive...
Cate Jen
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
Greetings, Pilgrims! The first book we discussed in the Ribbon Book Club was A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience...
Cate Jen
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Welcome to Reading Notes!
We throw out a lot of information and recommendations as we talk about the topics in the Dear America series. This page is intended to...
Cate Jen
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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