Editorial Review
What a relief to find a software program for girls that inspires both educational and emotional development. Based on the scholastic book and television series of the same name,
Dear America: Friend to Friend introduces role models for young women that teach history, social studies, and creative expression. Through diary pages, follow-up questions, and messages direct from each of six new friends, girls are encouraged in their own self-expression and introspection.
The program begins with a personal feel: each player is required to log on with a name and password, suggesting secrets to share. Choosing which character to visit first is hard--each is well developed and true to both her time and environment. From Hattie Campbell (who endured the Oregon Trail in 1848) to Clotee (a conductor of the Underground Railroad), Dear America shares the experiences of both historical joys and hardships through the personalities of each character.
The program's breadth of activities is its most appealing quality. Players can speak with every character--gaining both friendship and historical knowledge--and modify the direction of each story. Secret Self activities provide outlets for personal development and discovery through personality quizzes and other intellectual challenges. Additional features include musical selections from each time period, a private journal, and a search for historical collectibles. (Ages 8 to 12) --Madeleine J. Miller
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Customer Reviews
Friend to Friend 
2001-09-28
my mom just recently bought this great CD rom for me. Soon she started to get mad at me because I stayed on the computer too long playing it.
DEAR AMERICA: FRIEND 2 FRIEND 2001-09-27
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR GIRLS WHO READ DEAR AMERICA DIARIES TO EXPLORE MORE THAN JUST THE STORY. THEY COULD KNOW HOW THEY LIVE AND INTERACT WITH "THIER NEW FRIEND".
Great Historical Background's in Fictional Settings 2002-11-22
My daughter is 10 years old and is completely enamoured with the Dear America series. She not only wants to read every book available, she also plays the Friend to Friend CD every day! It enhances her knowledge of history and keeps her reading.
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The Dear America CDrom 
2002-07-22
This game is really fun. You get to read the diaries of 6 girls: Margaret Ann Brady, Remember Patience Whipple,Abigail Jane Stewart, Hattie Campbell, Zipporah Feldman and Clotee, You can give them advice: Maybe even change their lives! You can look for their belongings to learn the history of each, You can keep a password-locked diary AND you can take cool quizes. I do reccomend this CD!
You'll want your money back after you play it. 
2002-01-04
The game is okay, because you get to interact with Dear America characters. But After you interact with the girls, the story is finished. And after I interacted with all 6 girls, the game didn't have much left to do. All you could do was do some quizzes (which repeat themselves until you've played every single quiz) and a diary that you could write in.
This game was not worth [the price] .. It should have been [less].
2 Thumbs up! 2001-12-25
My 11 year old daughter says this was her absolute favorite Christmas gift. She has been glued to the computer since we installed it. The graphics are great. The characters are interesting. Very educational. My daughter really enjoys the interaction with the characters. The only reason I didn't rate this a 5 star program is that I believe that the products ability to remain interesting is limited. In other words, after my daughter has read all of the characters, interacted with them, etc, that's it. Overall, I still consider this as an awesome piece of software for girls. Buy it!
It's Fun But It Isn't Long Lasting 
2001-11-11
It is extreamly fun at first, because the software takes you deeper into the lives of the Dear America girls, but after you read all there is to read about them, it is finished. But you can still keep a diary with the sofware.
