Changes for Josefina
Valerie Tripp
When Tía 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.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
The Spirit and Gilly Bucket
by amer (2005)
About this book
Children's historical novel. In 1859, when Gilly's father goes to search for gold in the Rocky Mountains, the eleven-year-old is sent to stay with her aunt and uncle in Virginia, where she befriends one of her uncle's slave girls, finds out about the Underground Railroad, and discovers that people are not always exactly as they seem.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Spirit and Gilly Bucket Lead Character
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