Josefina Learns a Lesson
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–10 · 1997 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Josefina Learns a Lesson

By Valerie Tripp

Book #2 in the American Girl: Josefina series

A flood devastates the Montoyas. Can new ideas heal or divide the family?

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88 pages· 10,057 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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When a flood devastates the Montoyas' sheep, Tía Dolores proposes a weaving business and teaches the girls to read, challenging old traditions. Josefina is torn between excitement and fear of forgetting her late mother. As the family navigates these changes, will they find unity or drift apart? Discover how Josefina balances the past with a future full of possibilities.

From the publisher

Josefina is delighted when T’a Dolores returns to the Montoyas’ rancho. But soon after she arrives, a flash flood kills hundreds of the family’s sheep. T’a Dolores suggests that the Montoyas could recover from this terrible loss by starting a weaving business–something Mama never would have done. But Papa likes the idea. Then T’a Dolores decides to teach the girls how to read. Mama didn’t read, but Josefina is excited to learn. Then she begins to worry. Will all these changes make the girls forget Mama?”

At a glance
Format
Pages
88
Words
10,057
Reading age
8–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
720L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.5
F&P level
~Q
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
17625
Publication
Published
September 1, 1997
First published
January 1, 1997
Publisher
American Girl
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781562475178

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