American Girl: Josefina Books
Josefina Montoya is growing up on her family's rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1824. Ever since Mamá died a year before, Josefina and her three sisters have been struggling to carry on without her. One bright autumn day, happy news arrives--their beloved grandfather is returning home after a long trading trip. Josefina knows that he will bring exciting stories and wonderful treasures from his journey, just as he always does. But this time he brings something more--a great surprise that Josefina and her sisters never even dreamed of!
Josefina fears that Christmas will not be the same after the death of her mother, but Christmas Eve brings surprises for all
Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their Tâia Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.
When her aunt announces that she is leaving, Josefina tries to change her mind
In 1825 when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her.
Josefina hopes to become a "curandera" or healer like Tâia Magdalena, and she is tested just before her tenth birthday when a friend receives a potentially fatal snakebite.
Provides information about life on a ranch in nineteenth century New Mexico and instructions for a variety of related craft projects
Information about the foods, cooking, kitchens, and dining customs of the people who lived in northern New Mexico in 1824 and whose culture combined Spanish, Mexican, and Native American traditions.
When her family collects pine nuts, Josefina hopes to find the most to make Tia Dolores proud
Nineyearold Josefina wants to give up learning to play the piano until she sees how much joy her music gives to her baby nephew, in a new American Girls title which discusses the importance of music on the New Mexican frontier and describes how to dance La Vaquerita.
In the early 1800s, nine-year-old Josefina accompanies her father into the New Mexican mountains to check on the elderly shepherd who works for him and proves herself a good traveling companion when her father has an accident.
In 1824 New Mexico, nine-year-old Josefina is happy when her grandparents and aunt come to visit, but she thinks she must choose between meeting her grandmother's expectations and being true to herself.
In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun, in a story that includes historical notes on blanket weaving in New Mexico in 1824.
Josefina has heard tales and legends all her life: rumors of gold and silver buried in the hills, and even stories about the ghostly Weeping Woman who haunts the countryside. But she never imagined that such stories might be true until the day a mysterious stranger arrives at her rancho. This suspenseful tale is set in New Mexico in 1826.
Five short stories starring the Mexican American girl Josefina are followed by brief actual accounts of what life was like in the southwest in the 1800s.
Josefina's home is filled with holiday guests, including a dashing man from Mexico City who delivers a precious heirloom to Tía Dolores. Everyone is delighted with the stunning ruby ring, but as soon as the ring appears at the rancho, things start going wrong. What is going on? With all her heart, Josefina is determined to find out.