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* HolidayCeasefire: Near the end of ''The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front'', both the British and German soldiers stopped their endless shelling of each other to celebrate a peaceful Christmas, even exchanging gifts by tossing them to eachother.


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* ShrineToTheFallen: At the end of ''The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front'', Billy states that a monument was put up in Carlisle wit the names of local men who died in the war. [[spoiler:Except for Robert Matthews, who was executed as a deserter by British firing squad because he didn't want to charge the German soldiers, knowing he and his fellow soldiers wouldn't survive. Billy hates this because he felt Robert made the smart choice.]]
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* MundaneLuxury: In ''The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front'', while spending time at the main communications office to allow his arms to recover from the mustard gas burns, [[TheProtagonist Billy]] finds himself [=REALLY=] happy to be eating hot food, and sleeping in an actual bed.
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* ''The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland, 1845–1847'' by [[Carol Drinkwater]] (2001)

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* ''The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, [=McCormack=], Ireland, 1845–1847'' by [[Carol Drinkwater]] (2001)



* ''Slave Girl, The Diary of Clotee, Virginia, USA, 1859'' by Patricia McKissack (1997)

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* ''Slave Girl, The Diary of Clotee, Virginia, USA, 1859'' by Patricia McKissack [=McKissack=] (1997)


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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Every book is about how the protagonists contributed to important points in human history.
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!!My Story: Girls
* ''Princess of Egypt: The Diary of Asha 1490 BC'' by Vince Cross (2008)
** ''Egyptian Princess'' (re-released 2009)
* ''Pompeii: The Diary of Claudia, Pompeii, AD 78'' by Sue Reid (2008)
* ''My Tudor Queen: The Diary of Eva De Puebla, London, 1501'' by [[Alison Prince]] (2001)
** ''Catherine of Aragon'' (re-released 2010)
* ''Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525'' by Alison Prince (2005)
** ''Anne Boleyn and Me: A Tudor Girl's Diary, London, 1525'' (re-released 2010)
* '' Lady Jane Grey, 1547'' by Sue Reid (2012)
* ''Bloody Tower: The Diary of Matilda "Tilly" Middleton, London, 1553'' by Valerie Wilding (2002)
** ''Bloody Tower: The Diary of a Tudor Girl'' (re-released 2008)
* ''The Queen's Spies: The Diary of Catherine "Kitty" Lumsden, London, 1583–1586'' by Valerie Wilding (2006)
** '' To Kill a Queen'' (re-released 2008)
* ''Mayflower: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, 1620'' by Kathryn Lasky (1996)
* ''The Great Plague: The Diary of Alice Paynton, London, 1665–1666'' by Pamela Oldfield (2001)
** ''The Great Plague An London Girl’s Diary 1665–1666'' (re-release)
* ''Highway Girl An English Girl’s Diary, 1670'' by Valerie Wilding (2008)
* ''The '45 Rising: The Diary of Euphemia Grant, Scotland, 1745–1746'' by Francis Mary Hendry (2001)
* ''Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney Cove, 1790'' by Goldie Alexander (2002)
** ''Australia'' (re-release) (This one is also in the My Australia Story series)
* ''No Way Back'' by Valerie Wilding (2012)
* ''The Fall of the Blade: A Young Aristocrat's Diary, 1792–1794'' by Sue Ried (2010)
* ''Mill Girl: the diary of Eliza Helsted, Manchester, 1842–1843'' by Sue Reid (2002)
** ''Mill Girl, The Diary of a Victorian girl 1842–1843'' (re-released 2008)
* ''The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland, 1845–1847'' by [[Carol Drinkwater]] (2001)
** ''The Hunger An Irish Girl's Diary 1845–1847'' (re-release)
* ''The Crystal Palace: The Diary of Lily Hicks, London, 1850–1851'' by Francis Mary Hendry (2001)
**''Young Nanny A Victorian Girl’s Diary, 1850'' (re-released 2010)
* ''Slave Girl, The Diary of Clotee, Virginia, USA, 1859'' by Patricia McKissack (1997)
** ''Slave Girl, An African American Girl's Story, 1859'' (re-release 2008)
* ''Victorian Workhouse: The Diary of Edith Lorriner, London, 1871'' by Pamela Oldfield (2003)
** ''Workhouse A Victorian Girl’s Diary, 1871'' (re-released 2008)
* ''Factory Girl'' by Pamela Oldfield (2011)
* ''Twentieth Century Girl: The Diary of Flora Bonnington, London, 1900'' by Carol Drinkwater (2001)
** ''1900: A Brand-New Century A London Girl’s Diary 1899–1900 '' (re-released, 2010)
* ''Suffragette: The Diary of Dollie Baxton, London, 1901–1913'' by Carol Drinkwater (2003)
** ''Suffragette'' (re-released 2011)
* ''Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Anne Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912'' by Ellen Emerson White (1998)
** ''Titanic A Edwardian Girl’s Diary, 1912'' (re-released 2008)
* ''Road to War A First World War Girl's Diary, 1917'' by Valerie Wilding (2007)
* ''Berlin Olympics: Olympic Swimmer, 1936'' by Vince Cross (2012)
* ''Wartime Princess'' by Valerie Wilding (2012)
* ''Nowhere to Run A Second World War Refugee's Diary, 1938–1943'' by Carol Drinkwater (2012)
* ''Sophie's Secret War A Second World War Girl’s Diary 1939–1940'' by Jill Atkin (2008)
* ''War Nurse: The Diary of Kitty Langley, Dunkirk, 1939–1940'' by Sue Reid (2005)
** ''War Nurse A Second World War Girl’s Diary, 1939–1940'' (re-released 2009)
* ''Blitz: The Diary of Edie Benson, London, 1940–1941'' by Vince Cross (2001)
** ''Blitz: A Wartime Girl 1940–1941'' (re-released 2008)

!!My Story: Boys
*''Pyramid of Secrets: Pharaoh Khafra, Egypt, 2554BC'' by Jim Eldridge (2010)
*''Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84'' by Jim Eldridge (2008)
*''Viking Blood: A Viking Warrior, 1006 AD'' by Andrew Donkin (2008)
*''Agincourt: Jenkin Lloyd, France, 1415'' by Michael Cox (2003)
*''Armada: The Story of Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587–1588'' by Jim Eldridge (2002)
*''Civil War: Thomas Adamson, England, 1644'' by Vince Cross (2002)
*''Trafalgar: James Grant, HMS Norseman 1799–1806'' by Bryan Perrett (2002)
*''Waterloo: Bob Jenkins, Royal House Artillery, 1814–1817'' by Bryan Perrett (2003)
*''Crimea: The Story of Michael Pope, 110th Regiment, 1853–1857'' by Bryan Perrett (2004)
*''Indian Mutiny: Hanuman Singh, India, 1857–1858'' by Pratima Mitchell (2002)
*''Sweep's Boy: A Victorian Boy, London, 1870'' by Jim Eldridge (2010)
*''Zulu War: Jabulani, Africa, 1879–1882'' by Vince Cross (2002)
*''The Trenches: Billy Stevens, the Western Front, 1914–1918'' by Jim Eldridge (2002)
**''The Trenches: A First World War Soldier, 1914–1918'' (2008 re-release)
*''Flying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915–1918'' by [[Jim Eldridge]] (2003)
*''The Storm to Come, Vienna, 1939'' by Yankev Glatshteyn (2010)
*''U-Boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939–1945'' by Bryan Perrett (2005)
*''Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England 1939–1941'' by Chris Priestley (2002)
**''Battle of Britain: A Second World War Spitfire Pilot, 1939–1941'' (2008 re-release)
*''Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France, 1942–1944'' by [[Jim Eldridge]] (2004)
*''Desert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa, WWII'' by [[Jim Eldridge]] (2005)
**''Desert Danger'' (re-released 2012)
*''D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944'' by Bryan Perrett (2004)
**''D-Day: A Second World War Soldier, 1944'' (2009 re-release)
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''My Story'' is a [[BritishMedia British]] [[ChildrensLiterature Children's]] History Book Series released by Scholastic [=UK=].

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''My Story'' is a [[BritishMedia British]] [[ChildrensLiterature Children's]] History Book Series released by Scholastic [=UK=].[=UK=].

Each book is told from the perspective of a different person. Each one tells the story of [[BeenThereShapedHistory how that person helped out at various big events in human history]].

The series has been running since 2008. There are 71 books in the series.

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* FirstPersonPerspective: Each story is told from the perspective of its protagonist.
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''My Story'' is a [[BritishMedia British]] [[ChildrensLiterature Children's]] History Book Series released by Scholastic [=UK=].

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