A children’s series by Jeremy Tinder
The Tinder Family’s
American Adventure
A magical journal hidden in the attic. One real family. Two hundred fifty years of the American story — lived, not memorized.
The American Journal
When Brandon, Celyn, Emily, and Camryn Tinder find a mysterious leather journal in their attic, every Saturday becomes a doorway. One breakfast of champorado, one entry in the journal — and the family is there: on Lexington Green as the first shots crack, in the locked room where the Constitution is argued into existence, on Omaha Beach beside their own great-great-grandfather.
Twelve books. One hundred forty-four entries. And on the journal’s final page, one word the whole series was building toward: CONTINUED.
Meet the Time Travelers
Brandon
Dad · The Explainer
A tech-savvy dad with twenty years of IT behind him and a knack for connecting 1776 to right now. Notices the small details everyone else misses, explains history in router metaphors, and is slowly getting in shape — because he intends to be present for every adventure his daughters ever have.
★ Dad’s Download
Celyn
Mom · The Immigrant Lens
Came from the Philippines and chose America on purpose — which means she sees it more clearly than anyone born here. Carries her lola’s stories, compares every chapter of American history to the history she lived, and across twelve books walks the whole road from green card to “my fellow Americans.”
★ Celyn’s Corner
Emily
Age 10 · The Action Driver
Fearless to the point of recklessness, science-obsessed, first to volunteer for anything dangerous. Asks historical figures the questions kids really want answered. Her arc bends toward the stars — by the finale she has declared her own morning: making spaceflight a hallway anyone can walk through.
★ Emily’s Experiment
Camryn
Age 8 · The Heart
Bookworm, foodie, friend to every single person she meets — in any century. Packs the snacks (the dried mango is the sacred reserve), asks what people ate and what their names were, and becomes the family’s historian: it’s Camryn who writes first on the journal’s final page.
★ Camryn’s Kitchen
Twelve Books. One Story.
From the shot heard round the world to the journal’s last blank page — each cover is a doorway. Click any book to visit its era on the timeline.
Companion Books
Celyn’s whole journey in her own voice — from her lola’s stories in the Philippines to the oath in courtroom 3-B.
The chaplains, preachers, and quiet believers whose faith ran through every era the family visited.
Where the nation’s mottos, prayers, and promises came from — and what they ask of us.
Camryn’s Kitchen recipes, Emily’s Experiments, puzzles, and family talk-about-it questions from all twelve books.
Books 1–5 available now on Amazon Books 6–12 and companions — coming soon
For Emily and Camryn
“No matter where I am, I will always be in your hearts,
and I will love you forever.”
— Dad
This series — every page, every era, every adventure — was written so that two girls would always know exactly how loved they are, and exactly what country they were given to keep.