Dear America
Based on the best-selling Scholastic books; Dear America features the rich and spirited stories of young women at various turning points in history.
Seasons
1. A Picture of Freedom
Air Date: 1999-03-14
In the pre-Civil War South, a young slave girl secretly learns how to read and write. She determines to help and teach other slaves.
2. Dreams in the Golden Country
Air Date: 1999-04-01
A Russian Jewish immigrant girl lives with her family in a tenement on the Lower East Side. She strives to learn English and pursue her dream of acting.
3. A Journey to the New World
Air Date: 1999-05-06
Mem, a 12-year-old Pilgrim, has just arrived in the New World. With the help of an American Indian, she endures her first year at Plymouth Colony.
4. Standing in the Light
Air Date: 1999-09-12
A young Quaker girl captured by an Indian tribe falls in love with a handsome warrior and wonders if she will be able to return to her old life.
5. So Far From Home
Air Date: 1999-10-02
Mary, a teenage immigrant from Ireland, finds that working in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts is not what she'd envisioned as new life in America.
6. The Winter of Red Snow
Air Date: 1999-11-06
During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA.
7. Color Me Dark
Air Date: 2000-02-07
A young African-American girl moves north with her family to Chicago -- the land of opportunity -- hoping to escape the racism of the rural south.
8. A Line in the Sand
Air Date: 2000-04-10
In this fictional account of Texan history, a young pioneer girl writes in her diary of the fight for freedom against the Mexicans.
9. When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
Air Date: 2000-07-05
Living in the Confederate South during the Civil War, a young Confederate girl faces a dilemma when a Union soldier is injured at her doorstep.
1. Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile
Air Date: 2000-09-09
Princess Cleopatra uses intelligence and charm to navigate a spiral of intrigue at the Egyptian court, and win Julius Caesar's support.
2. Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor
Air Date: 2000-11-04
Princess Elizabeth yearns for the love of her father, King Henry VIII. Yet, he has beheaded her mother! Young Elizabeth navigates royal intrigue and stays true to her heart.
3. Isabel, Jewel of Castilla
Air Date: 2000-12-02
Will Spanish Princess Isabel marry a man she doesn't love under the orders of her brother, King Enrique of Spain? Politics and passion in this Royal Diary!
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Rating
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Release Date
1999-03-14
Episodes
12 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Scholastic Productions