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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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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
       

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