Josefina: Second Chances


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Originally published as an unabridged edition in 2014.




Second Chances


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Josefina's godmother, Tia Magdalena, has taught her many things, but when a friend is in danger, will Josefina be able to think fast enough to save the day? Then a unique birthday gift from Papa ensures that Josefina will always remember the moment s




Second Chances


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Josefina discovers that she has a gift for healing when she tends an orphaned baby goat, finds the courage and creativity to mend her family's broken trust in an americano trader, and seeks to keep her family whole and happy when T́ía Dolores plans to leave.




American Girls


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Nine-year-old Josefina tries to help run the household after her mother dies.




Cellar Girl


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'I stood there for a moment, silently speaking to myself: Josefina, you will survive this. You are strong. You are a fighter. You adapt.' As a young mum-of-three, Josefina Rivera was determined to get her troubled life back on track. But then she met Gary Heidnik and the next four months became a living nightmare. Along with five women Josefina was held captive in a cellar where she was starved, beaten, and repeatedly raped to fulfil Heidnik’s desire of creating a ‘family’ of ten children. Cellar Girl is the shocking but ultimately inspiring story of how one brave, young woman saved herself and others from a life worse than hell.




Second Chances


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Josefina discovers that she has a gift for healing when she tends an orphaned baby goat, finds the courage and creativity to mend her family's broken trust in an Americano trader, and seeks to keep her family whole and happy when T́ía Dolores plans to leave.




The Josefina Story Quilt


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California, here we come!Faith's Pa says there's no room on a wagon train for Josefina, a chicken who's too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs. But Faith loves her pet. Can Josefina show Pa that she still has a few surprises left in her?




Josefina's Story Collection


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Josefina and her sisters have been struggling ever since Mama died a year ago. When Mama's sister, Tia Dolores, comes to live on their rancho, the girls are overjoyed. At last, they have someone to help and teach them as Mama used to. Tia Dolores has lots of new ideas, too! When Papa's sheep are killed in a flood, Tia Dolores comes up with the idea to start a weaving business. And Tia Dolores wants to teach the girls to read and write, something Mama never learned to do. Josefina worries that all these new ideas will mean there's no room for the old ways. Will Tia Dolores's changes make Josefina forget Mama? Book jacket.




Secrets in the Hills


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Original publication and copyright date: 2006.




Happy Birthday, Josefina!


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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.