{{Short description|Historical novel series}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2015}} {{italic title}} '''''My Australian Story''''' is a series of historical novels for older children published by Scholastic Australia<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scholastic.com.au/ |title=Home |website=scholastic.com.au}}</ref> which was inspired by ''Dear America''. Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary of a young person living during an important event or time period in Australian history.
==Series== *''On Board the Boussole: The Diary of Julienne Fulbert, Laperouse's Voyage of Discovery, 1785-1788'' by Christine Edwards (2002) *''Surviving Sydney Cove: The Convict Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney, 1790'' by Goldie Alexander (2000) *''The Rum Rebellion: The Diary of David Bellamy, Sydney Town, 1807-1808'' by Libby Gleeson (2001) *''A Banner Bold: The Diary of Rosa Aarons, Ballarat Goldfield, 1854'' by Nadia Wheatley (2000) *''Archer's Melbourne Cup: The Diary of Robby Jenkins, Terara, New South Wales, 1860-1861'' by Vashti Farrer (2007) *''New Gold Mountain: The Diary of Shu Cheong, Lambing Flat, New South Wales, 1860-1861'' by Christopher W. Cheng (2005) *''Riding with Thunderbolt: The Diary of Ben Cross Northern NSW, 1865'' by Allan Baillie (2004) *''The Yankee Whaler: The Diary of Thomas Morris, Bunbury, Western Australia, 1876'' by Deborah Lisson (2001) *''Claw of the Dragon: The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton, Broome, Western Australia, 1899-1900'' by Patricia Bernard (2008) *''Plagues and Federation: The Diary of Kitty Barnes, The Rocks Sydney - 1900'' by Vashti Farrer (2000) *''The Melting Pot: The Diary of Edward, Chek Chee, Sydney, 1903-1904'' by Christopher W. Cheng (2007) *''Our Enemy, My Friend: The Diary of Emma Sheldrake, Adelaide Hills, 1915'' by Jenny Blackman (2005) *''A Different Sort of Real: The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1919 - 1919'' by Kerry Greenwood (2001), also titled ''The Deadly Flu'' as printed in 2012, and ''Contagion: My Australian Story'', Scholastic Australia, 2020<ref>{{cite web|title= ''A Different Sort of Real'' by Kerry Greenwood|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3581171 |access-date= 24 April 2025}}</ref> *''Fords and Flying Machines: The Diary of Jack McLaren, Longreach, 1919-1921'' by Patricia Bernard (2003) *''Outback: The Diary of Jimmy Porter, Central Australia, 1927-1928'' by Christine Harris (2005), {{ISBN|186504850X}} *''Our Don Bradman: The Diary of Victor McDonald, Sydney, 1932'' by Peter Allen (2004) *''Who am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, 1937'' by Anita Heiss (2001) *''The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942'' by Alan Tucker (2002) *''My Story: Journey to Tangiwai, The Diary of Peter Cotterill, Napier 1953'' by David Hill (2003) *''Atomic Testing: The Diary of Anthony Brown, Woomera, 1953'' by Alan Tucker (2009) {{ISBN|9781741692174}} *''A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956'' by Irini Savvides (2004) *''Snowy: The Diary of Eva Fischer, Cabramurra, 1958-1959'' by Siobhan McHugh (2003) *''A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne, 1974'' by Jenny Pausacker (2000) *''Cyclone Tracy: The Diary of Ryan Turner, Darwin, 1974'' by Alan Tucker (2006) *''Refugee: The Diary of Ali Ismail, Woomera, 2001-2002'' by Alan Sunderland (2006) *''The Hunt for Ned Kelly'' by Sophie Masson (2010) *''The Phar Lap Mystery'' by Sophie Masson (2010) *''My Father's War'' by Sophie Masson (2011) *''The Melting Pot'' by Christopher Cheng (2011) *''Secrets and Sisterhood'' by Jenny Pausacker (2012) *''The Rum Rebellion'' by Libby Gleeson (2012) *''Snatched by Pirates'' by Patricia Barnard (2012) *''The Deadly Flu'' by Kerry Greenwood (2012) *''Voyage to Botany Bay'' by Chrissie Michaels (2012) *''Sydney Harbour Bridge'' by Vashti Farrer (2012) *''Heroes of Tobruk'' by David Mulligan (2012) *''Escape from Cockatoo Island'' by Yvette Poshoglian (2013) *''Gallipoli'' by Alan Tucker (2013) *''Fremantle Prison Break'' by Deborah Lisson (2013) *''Kokoda'' by Alan Tucker (2014) *''Convict Girl'' by Chrissie Michaels (2014) *''Black Sunday: Australia's Biggest Beach Rescue'' by Evan McHugh (2016)
==See also== *''Dear America'' *''Dear Canada'' *''I Am Canada'' *''My Story'' {{Portal |Children's literature}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/curriculum/mystory/index.asp Scholastic Australia's My Australian Story] *[https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7147.My_Australian_Story_series Good Reads] *[http://www.wheelersbooks.com.au/browse/series/86617-my-australian-story/?status=international&page=3 Wheeler's Books]
Category:Children's book series Category:Young adult novel series Category:Children's historical novels Category:Australian historical novels Category:Australian children's novels Category:Fictional diaries Category:Novels set in Australia Category:Children's books set in Australia Category:Book series introduced in 2000