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The Best Episodes of Dear America Season 1

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Based on the best-selling Scholastic books; Dear America features the rich and spirited stories of young women at various turning points in history.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dear America Season 1 Episode 1 - A Picture of Freedom
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    #1 - A Picture of Freedom

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Helaine Head
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dear America Season 1 Episode 2 - Dreams in the Golden Country
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    #2 - Dreams in the Golden Country

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Shawn Levy
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dear America Season 1 Episode 3 - A Journey to the New World
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - A Journey to the New World

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Don McCutcheon
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dear America Season 1 Episode 4 - Standing in the Light
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Standing in the Light

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Stacey Stewart Curtis
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dear America Season 1 Episode 5 - So Far From Home
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    #5 - So Far From Home

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dear America Season 1 Episode 6 - The Winter of Red Snow
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    #6 - The Winter of Red Snow

    S1:E6

    During the Revolutionary War, young Abby Stewart befriends Martha Washington and helps Revolutionary soldiers in Valley Forge, PA.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dear America Season 1 Episode 7 - Color Me Dark
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    #7 - Color Me Dark

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dear America Season 1 Episode 8 - A Line in the Sand
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    #8 - A Line in the Sand

    S1:E8

    In this fictional account of Texan history, a young pioneer girl writes in her diary of the fight for freedom against the Mexicans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dear America Season 1 Episode 9 - When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
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    #9 - When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Picture of Freedom" is the best rated episode of "Dear America" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Helaine Head and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/14/1999. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Dreams in the Golden Country".