Books like A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky
In a diary format, twelve‑year‑old Mem records her family’s Mayflower voyage of 1620, providing a child’s perspective on the perilous ocean journey and the early experiences of settling in the New World.
Her entries capture the day‑to‑day realities of life aboard the Mayflower, the arrival at the New Plymouth Colony, and the challenges faced during their first year in Massachusetts, giving readers a vivid snapshot of 17th‑century colonial life.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kathryn Lasky
★
★
★
★
★
2.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to A Journey to the New World (17 similar books)
Taggish the famed canine hero of Jack London’s classic adventure, The Call of the Wild, is uprooted from a comfortable home in California and forced into brutal sled work in the Yukon, where he must confront survival, the call of wilderness, and the pull of his wolf ancestry.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A solitary Chumash girl is left on San Nicolas Island and must learn to survive alone, mastering skills traditionally reserved for men while facing danger, hunger and loneliness.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A true account of William Kamkwamba, a Malawian boy who, against famine, drought and poverty, builds a working windmill from scrap to bring electricity and water to his village.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A group of English Separatists sails to America in 1620, fleeing religious persecution and seeking to establish a new colony.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Jack and Annie journey back in time to 1621 New Plymouth, where they help celebrate the first Thanksgiving alongside the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young girl on a transatlantic voyage faces a shocking murder accusation and courtroom trial, capturing the turbulent realities of teenage life at sea.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Mei‑ling struggles in Vancouver as she works after school to raise the head‑tax money needed to bring her mother and brother from China to Canada before the Exclusion Act bars further immigration.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A fourteen‑year‑old indentured servant records his adventures aboard the Mayflower and his labor building Plimoth Plantation in 1620–21.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young pilgrim girl meets a cat aboard the Mayflower, and together they start a new life in the Plymouth settlement.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Squanto, a Wampanoag Indians’ guide, tells of his capture by the British in 1614, sale into Spanish slavery, and eventual return to the New World where he becomes an essential friend and ally to the Pilgrims.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Explore a hidden subterranean world as Axel and his uncle uncover a mysterious passage, descend into volcanic depths, navigate underground rivers and prehistoric threats, all while racing against danger that could trap them forever.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Join Rush Revere, a substitute history teacher, on a time‑travel adventure aboard the Mayflower in 1620, meeting the Pilgrims, riding a talking horse named Liberty and learning about early colonial America.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Illustrated graphic novel tracing the Mayflower’s journey and the pilgrims’ arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A 12‑year‑old apprentice and a 7‑year‑old passenger experience the perilous first voyage of the Mayflower, offering young readers a vivid, historically grounded glimpse into the journey that began the Plymouth Colony.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Fifteen‑year‑old Alice reads her diary while navigating family tensions, school, first crushes, a part‑time job, and the awkward glare of small‑town life, all while battling a feeling of social exile.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Voyage of the Mimi by Betty P. RoeA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Hugo and the Big Sky by O.R. Melling
Wildfire by Sharon Draper
The Explorers by Alexandra Milton
Across Five Aprils by Judy Blunt
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!