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PERSONAL NARRATIVE SAMPLES
This
list includes titles appropriate for elementary and secondary students.
Included are simple, colorfully illustrated picture
books,
humorous reflections of childhood and adolescence,
and poignant personal accounts of historically
significant times.
Primary documents such as diaries, letters, and memoirs are often the
framework of the non-fiction titles.
Copies are available from many campus libraries using the call #
information provided.
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to locate a copy.
| E WYE | Wyeth, Sharon Dennis | Always My Dad | Summer time with Dad |
| FIC AME or SC AME | Mazer, Anne, ed. | America Street: Multicultural Anthology of Stories | 14 authors share moments in life |
| E RAV | Raven, Margot | Angels in the Dust | Farm family during the Dust Bowl |
| 92 FRA | Frank, Anne | Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl | The classic! |
| E SLA | Slawson, Michele Benoit |
Apple Picking Time |
Family shares apple picking time with the town. |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair | Saving the town from TV |
| E FIT | Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald | Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) | Hats, tea & cookies, & crab cakes make for good stories |
| F MOC | Mochizuki, Ken | Baseball Saved Us | Young Japanese-American boy recalls life in an internment camp |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | The Bee Tree | The value of books and bees |
| 92 PAU or FIC PAU | Paulsen, Gary | The Beet Fields: Memories of a 16th Summer | Author runs away from home |
| E UCH | Uchida, Yoshiko | The Bracelet | A bracelet & friendship during war time |
| E MOR
SP E MOR |
Mora, Pat | A Birthday
Basket for Tia
Una Canasta Cumpleanos para Tia |
A cat and a surprise gift |
| 92 RYL or 813.54 RYL | Rylant, Cynthia | But I'll Be Back Again | Author's small town childhood |
| E WIL
SP E WIL |
Williams, Vera B. | A Chair
for My Mother
Un Sillon para Mi Mama |
Filling a money jar for a special purchase |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | Chicken Sunday | Special dinners, Easter eggs and a special hat |
| 920 GRE | Greenfield, Eloise | Childtimes | 3 generations of stories |
| FIC CAP or 813.54 CAP | Capote, Truman | A Christmas Memory | Unusual friendship & holiday memories |
| 92 BIR or 973.2 BIR | Bircher, William | A Civil War Drummer Boy: Diary of William Bircher, 1861-1865 | Excerpts from personal diary |
| E GEO | George, Jean Craighead | Cliff Hanger | Father & son, lost dog & thunderstorm |
| E PAR | Parton, Dolly | Coat of Many Colors | Special coat made from love |
| E SCH | Schaefer, Carole Lexa | The Copper Tin Cup | Young boy uses treasured heirloom for his cocoa |
| FIC JIM or SC JIM | Jimenez, Francisco | Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child | Short stories from the author's childhood |
| 323 / 323.092 PAR | Parks, Rosa | Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today's Youth | Historical figure's letters to children |
| 306.85 LOM | Lomas Garza, Carmen | Family Pictures = Cuadros de Familia | Growing up in Texas |
| E OCO | O'Connor, Jane | Fancy Nancy | Fancy things and family |
| E BUN | Bunting, Eve | Going Home | Mexican family living in the U.S. |
| E SAY | Say, Allen | Grandfather's Journey | A special journey for two generations |
| 973 MOR | Morris, Ann | Grandma Francisca Remembers | A grandmother shares her family legacy |
| E JUS | Juster, Norton | The Hello, Goodbye Window | A girl , her grandparents, and the "magic portal" of adventure |
| 92 PAU or 813 PAU | Paulsen, Gary | How Angel Petersen got his Name | Author's childhood adventures with friends |
| E KET | Kettemen, Helen | I Remember Papa | Father & son and a baseball glove |
| 92 LEW | Lewin, Ted | I Was a Teenage Wrestler | Author-illustrator's early "job" |
| FIC BAY | Baylor, Byrd | I'm in Charge of Celebrations | Young girl's special moments in her desert home |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | The Keeping Quilt | Multi-generational family's treasure and its meaning |
| 92 SPI | Spinelli, Jerry | Knots in My Yo-yo String | Author's humorous childhood recollections |
| 92 LOW | Lowry, Lois | Looking Back | Personal reflection thru family pictures, quotes from books |
| E ALI | Aliki | Marianthe's Stories: 1. Painted Words ; 2. Spoken Memories | Two memories from a young immigrant girl's life |
| E BAH | Bahr, Mary | The Memory Box | A grandfather collects his memories before they are lost |
| E BUN | Bunting, Eve | The Memory String | Missing her mom, young girl reflects on button memories |
| E MCK | McKissack, Pat | Mirandy and Brother Wind | Dancing partners in a contest |
| 323 / 323.09 FAR | Farris, Christine King | My Brother Martin | A sister's memoir |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother | Young girl and obnoxious older brother |
| E DEP
SP E DEP |
DePaola, Tomie | Oliver
Button is a Sissy
Oliver Button es una Nena |
Love of dancing despite what classmates think |
| E YOL or FIC YOL | Yolen, Jane | Owl Moon | Father & daughter take a special walk |
| E LAM | Lamarche, Jim | The Raft | A boy's summer adventures with his grandmother |
| E RYL or FIC RYL | Rylant, Cynthia | The Relatives Came | A family visits |
| 92 PAR | Parks, Rosa | Rosa Parks: My Story | Autobiography of Civil Rights heroine |
| 92 BEN | Martin, Jacqueline Briggs | Snowflake Bentley | Biography of scientist who studied snowflake differences |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | Some Birthday | Birthday celebration adventure |
| FIC KHA SP FIC KHA |
Khalsa, Dayal Kaur |
Tales of a Gambling
Grandma
Memorias de Una Abuela Apostadora |
Russian grandmother shares memories with granddaughter |
| E POL | Polacco, Patricia | Thank You Mr. Falker | A young girl with reading problems and a special teacher |
| E MOR or FIC MOR
SP E MOR |
Mora, Pat | Tomas and
the Library Lady
Tomas y la Senora de la Biblioteca |
Child of migrant workers meets the world at a special place |
| E BES | Best, Cari | Three Cheers for Catherine the Great | A gift for grandmother's birthday |
| 92 BRI | Bridges, Ruby | Through My Eyes | A child's impact on history |
| E SOT
SP E SOT |
Soto, Gary | Too Many
Tamales
Que Monton de Tamales |
Christmas kitchen tradition and a missing ring |
| E BUN | Bunting, Eve | The Wall | Young boy learns about his grandfather's ultimate sacrifice |
| E BUN | Bunting, Eve | The Wednesday Surprise | Anna & her grandmother spend special Wednesdays together |
| E RYL | Rylant, Cynthia | When I was Young in the Mountains | Pleasures of mountain life |
| 92 BLO | Corey, Shana | You Forgot Your Skirt Amelia Bloomer! | Young woman changes a tradition |
