Other Josefina

Welcome to Josefina's World
Compare Spanish Priest with modern missionaries.

A Reward for Josefina
Bunuelos

Who do you most want to please?

Looking Back: Harvest time in 1824
Pinon

Compare modern farms with Josefina’s Rancho

Again, Josefina!
Okay, I LOVE this story. Once again, excellent advice is offered to girls: practice. Also, multi-tasking can make time pass quicker.

Do you play an instrument? Was it easier or harder than you anticipated?

Thanks to Josefina
What can you do to help?

One person can make a difference. Without Josefina, the weaving wouldn’t have happened. Also, thanks to Josefina’s idea of each sister helping each other, the business went smoothly.

Secrets in the Hills: A Josefina Mystery written by Kathleen Ernst
Chapter One: A Secret Sign
Why do you think Fransisca and Josefina fight so?

Do you think a fancy shawl will heal their bitterness?

Chapter Two: Strangers
Do other girls resent you?

Could you imagine knowing exactly what you wanted to be, when you were only twelve?

Has a stranger ever come to your family for help?

What do you think the map is for?

Chapter Three: La Llorona
What legends does your family talk about?

Do you think they’ve found treasure?

Chapter Four: Frightening Prediction
Do you know someone who is always pessimistic?

What other reasons would a person not return to buried treasure?

Chapter Five: Beginning the Search
Have you traveled to a new place? What was it like?

If you haven’t traveled, do you know someone that has? Do they share any stories?

Chapter Six: A New Partnership
Do you know anyone who struggles to live alone?

Have you heard stories of buried treasure?

Chapter Seven: Trouble between sisters
Do you think Josefina saw a ghost?

What do you and your siblings fight about?

Chapter Eight: A Ghost in the Graveyard
Why is it important to listen to the stories of elders?

Do you think Josefina is seeing La Lorona?

Chapter Nine: Fransisca’s Surprise
Is it easier now for biracial marriages?

Why do you think Fransisca wasn’t more upset with Josefina?

Chapter Ten: The Widow’s Trunk
Do you think Josefina and Senor Zamora will be able to find the treasure?

How do you think Terestia felt, being stolen from her home?

Chapter Eleven: Searching for Gold
Do you think God led Senor Zamora to the Montoya Ranch for a reason?

Do you think they’ve found treasure?

Chapter Twelve: Secrets Revealed
Explain why the cross is a better treasure than riches.

How could Josefina help Soledad?

Why are legends like La Lorona important?

Chapter Thirteen: Heart’s Desire
Review how all Josefina’s wishes have come true.

Looking Back
Read about Saint Francis. Why do you think his feast day was chosen as the setting? Read the legend of La Lorona.