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Secrets in the Hills: A Josefina Mystery

2006Kathleen Ernst

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An American Girl Josefina mystery.Josefina is learning to be a curandera from Tia Magdelena, but these lessons are taking her away from her work at home and causing a rift between her and Francisca. Josefina will have to prove herself while Tia Magdalena is away by trying to bring comfort to the old widow Dona Felicitas, and that is no easy task. Francisca is also very unhappy lately because she is in love with a rich young man and fears his family will not accept her.One day an Americano arrives at the family rancho with a wounded man. The Americano is a friend of Josefina's grandfather, but the injured man is hiding a secret that involves a map that Josefina believes will lead to a treasure!Meanwhile Josefina and many village people have been hearing a woman weeping in the night and they all fear is is La Llrona the weeping woman, a ghost who walks at night grieving for her lost children. Josefina is determined to help Fransica find true love, discover the truth about the weeping woman, the mystery behind the mysterious map and prove herself as a curandera!
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