by Joanne | Nov 11, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Marisol Luna is a lively 10-year-old girl who was born to dance. She’s a fourth-grader who lives with her loving parents in a busy and largely Hispanic neighborhood in the heart of Chicago. Marisol goes to school (where she is a Two-Square champion) takes care...
by Joanne | Nov 10, 2010 | Historical Fiction
When the entire family goes into the hills to collect pinola nuts, Josefina hopes to find the most in order to make Tia Dolores proud of her, but it takes the help of a squirrel for Josefina to get her reward. – from the publisher 39 pages ISBN-13:978-1562477639 ...
by Joanne | Nov 6, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Josefina fears that Christmas will not be the same after the death of her mother, but Christmas Eve brings surprises for all. — from the publisher 69 pages ISBN-13:978-1562475208 Ages 8 and up Grades 3-4
by Joanne | Nov 5, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Josefina’s family is in Santa Fe to make an important trade, and Josefina can’t wait to get her first look at American traders. Before their wagon train arrives, Josefina meets a scout named Patrick. Though his American ways seem strange, she can’t...
by Joanne | Aug 20, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Who is this woman who knows my father and might have kissed him? Those are the thoughts that run through Frankie’s mind when she reads an email that does not belong to her. Told through emails and diary entries we follow twelve year old Frankie through some...
