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Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mama alive.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl/Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Christmas in Williamsburg means a dancing party at the Governor's Palace for Felicity, but her mother becomes very ill and cannot finish the special blue gown.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Josefina hopes to become a "curandera" or healer like Tia Magdalena, and she is tested just before her tenth birthday when a friend receives a potentially fatal snakebite.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that Nellie and her sisters have been sent to an orphanage, Samantha, now living with her aunt and uncle in New York City, tries to help her friends as much as she can.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
While spending the summer at Grandmary's home on Goose Lake, Samantha and the twins Agnes and Agatha decide to visit the island where Samantha's parents were drowned during a storm.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
When Samantha's tenth birthday party is spoiled by the boy next door, Aunt Cornelia and her young twin sisters try to ease Samantha's disappointment by inviting her and Grandmary to visit them in New York City.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
When Tia Dolores, the beloved aunt who has cared for the Montoya family since the death of their mother, announces that she is planning to leave, Josefina and her sisters try to find a way to change her mind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
©2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a visit to Cincinnati from rural Kentucky during the Great Depression, Aunt Millie impresses Kit with her money-saving cleverness. Includes information on life in America during the Great Depression.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
During a visit to her grandfather's plantation in Virginia during the summer of 1775, Felicity's loyalty is torn between her father and Ben, her father's apprentice who needs her help as he runs away to join George Washington's army of Patriots.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl/Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather's visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775 brings drastic changes to Felicity's life in Williamsburg, affecting both her family and her friendship with Elizabeth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2006
Language
English
Description
Meet Josefina Montoya, a nine-year-old girl growing up in New Mexico in 1824. Josefina and her sisters have been struggling ever since Mamá died a year ago. When Mamá's sister, Tía Dolores, comes to live on their rancho, the girls are overjoyed. But Tía Dolores has lots of new ideas! She starts a family weaving business. And she teaches the girls to read, something Mamá never learned to do. Josefina worries that all of Tía Dolores's changes...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
When an English girl comes to stay at Molly's during World War II, she and Molly learn to bridge their differences and ultimately enjoy a wonderful, mutual birthday party. Molly is a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer growing up in 1944. Her stories describe her life on the home front during World War Two. Molly doesn't like many of the changes the war has brought, and she especially misses her father, who is away caring for wounded soldiers. But...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Molly's excitement at performing in a big show is exceeded only by the announcement that her father is returning home from the war. Molly is a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer growing up in 1944. Her stories describe her life on the home front during World War Two. Molly doesn't like many of the changes the war has brought, and she especially misses her father, who is away caring for wounded soldiers. But Molly learns the importance of getting...
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