Elizabeth’s family has just traveled up the James River and come ashore, part of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The journal of Sean Sullivan : a Transcontinental Railroad Worker. Bibliographic information Author, William Durbin Edition, illustrated Publisher, Scholastic, 1999 ISBN, 0439049946, 9780439049948 Length, 188 pages. Virginia’s story opens in 1863 in Gettysburg, Pa., where the Civil War is raging all around her. The two books in this series - Virginia’s Diary and Elizabeth’s Diary - are written in journal format, but unlike the books for older readers, Scholastic plans future volumes about both main characters.
The books for younger girls - “My America” - are intended for readers as young as 7 who have shown an interest in history. Reading Level: Late Elementary School Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic. An ugly image, but the unsanitized approach makes the world these boys lived in come alive. The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker. The man has survived an Indian attack but is carrying his bloody scalp in a bucket, hoping a doctor can reattach it. William Durbin / Hardcover / Ages 9-12 / Published 1999 / 7.67 / Review. While Sean is waiting on the platform, a bloodied man steps off the train. The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker (My Name Is. Sean’s story, for instance, opens in Omaha, Neb., where he is meeting his father.
These books are grittier and more violent than their fictional sisters.
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