Valerie Tripp

In 1824 New Mexico, nine-year-old Josefina is happy when her grandparents and aunt come to visit, but she thinks she must choose between meeting her grandmother's expectations and being true to herself. Includes historical notes on women's rights in New Mexico in 1824 as well as a recipe for apple empanaditas.

Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their Tía Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.

"When Felicity overhears a plot against the colonists, no one believes her but Ben, her father's apprentice. So the two risk great danger to warn the colonists themselves. Soon afterward, Felicity finds a secret note from Ben. He has run away to join George Washington's army, and he is injured. Felicity is worried about him but knows it would be wrong to help a runaway apprentice. Then she is turned away from the door of her best friend, Elizabeth....

Samantha and her friends make some surprising discoveries about her past. Then word comes that Nellie and her sisters are in serious trouble. It's up to Samantha to save her friends before it's too late.

Molly's six-book series is bound in one volume. "It's 1944, and Molly McIntire's world is at war. Dad is overseas helping wounded soldiers, and Mom's working for the Red Cross. Molly must count on her own true-blue resourcefulness, zest, and zeal to rally hope on the home front." -- Cover, p.4.

Lindy always thinks of interesting projects to start but never seems to be able to finish them, until her carelessness allows the class ducklings to escape from their cage and wreak havoc on the classroom.

In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun. Includes historical notes on blanket weaving in New Mexico in 1824 and instructions for dyeing a t-shirt.

Josefina Montoya and her sisters love the comfortable traditions of life on her family's New Mexican rancho, but they are suspicious of the changes their Tía Dolores is bringing to the household because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.

Kit Kittredge witnesses her family go from rich to poor overnight because of the Depression. Doing extra chores and going without the things her family hasn't been able to afford since her dad lost his job isn't easy for Kit, but she is determined to make a difference for her family and for her community.

Kirsten, a young Swedish girl growing up in the wide-open spaces of the Minnesota prairie, adjusts to her new home where people don't speak her language or know about the traditions she holds dear. But her determination to fit in earns her new friends and a home to call her very own.