Question comes from Caroline S.:
If you could be friends with one of the Dear America
characters who would it be,and why ?

I would like to be friends with Sofia Monari. She is my favorite My America character, and I like how she takes life living in a new country.
-Olivia S.

I would be friends with Abigail Jane Stewart from the book the Winter of red snow because she seems like a brave young woman and helping out soldiers in the Revolutionary War and I just watched the movie.
-Rachel W.

I would love to be friends with Grace Edwards. She's from Texas and so is some of my family. Her life in this book seemed real hard but she lived through it all. This book also taught me about the dust bowl and the people’s hardships and all the trips to California .
- Andrika A.

If I could be friends with one of the Dear America characters, I would choose Kristina (Kristina: The Girl King) because she is honest and not afraid to speak her mind.
-Emily J.

The Dear America characters are brave, courageous girls who go through tough times throughout history, but deep down, they're just like girls today. If I could be friends with one of the Dear America characters, I would be friends with Remember Patience Whipple because even though she faces tough times, she never stops looking for an adventure, and she is very brave.
- Jaclyn C.

If I could be friends with one of the Dear America girls it would have to be Kathleen Bowen. The book she was in was called “A Time for Courage". I would love to be friends with Kathleen because it bothers me how in some countries women are not considered equal to men. I liked how in her story a lot of women fought for their right to vote. It showed courage and undying determination. And Kathleen was in the center of it all. She was brave although she didn't think so and that’s what I like about her.
- Sandra V.

I would be friends with Clotee because she is very brave and thoughtful towards her friends and family. I'd also want to be friends with her because she is sneaky. I think Clotee would make a very, very good friend!
- Sarah D.

It would be Remember Patience Whipple because I think that is the best Dear America book and I would like to find out what happens to her after the book ends. And I think she would be a Good and True friend to have! -Susanna M.

Jessie, because she seems brave.
-Melissa M.

I would be friends with Mary Driscoll because she's not afraid to speak for what she believes! And because she's so sweet.
-Lydia D.

If I could be friends with one of the Dear America characters, I would be friends with Emma Simpson. I chose her not just because I only read her diary, but because she was in a great period of time that I love. Emma and I had so many similarities that I thought I knew her for a long time.
-Becky A.

Clotee, because she seems like a good friend to trust. She is very welcoming to every person.
-Olivia D.

I would be friends with Clotee because she is brave, kind, and loyal. That is what I look for in a friend.
-Savanna C.

I would be friends with Margaret Ann Brady. I would be friends with her because she is on the Titanic.
-Natalya K.