TopicPeople & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, General, Family / Siblings, Girls & Women, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year1997
IllustratorTibbles, Jean-Paul, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorValerie Tripp
Book SeriesThe American Girls Collection
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight8.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN96-045281
Grade FromSecond Grade
Volume NumberBk. 1
Grade ToUP
SynopsisJosefina Montoya is growing up on a rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1824. Ever since Mama died a year before, Josefina and her three sisters have been struggling to carry on without her. One bright fall 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. But this time he brings something more--a great surprise that Josefina and her sisters never even dreamed of ", Nine-year-old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies