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Miguel lives with his family on a sheep ranch in New Mexico. More than anything else, he longs to go with the men to the Sangre de Christo Mountains.

Josefina hopes to become a "curandera" or healer like T?a Magdalena, and she is tested just before her tenth birthday when a friend receives a potentially fatal snakebite.

In 1825, when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her.

When T?a 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.

Describes the history, people, land, economy, and government of the state of New Mexico; and includes a time line, profiles of famous people, maps and charts, and Web sites for further research.

Andy Greenwood and fellow students at the Reclamation School for Boys in the New Mexico desert face an infestation of mutant ants.

Presents the text of the 1927 novel about two priests, friends since their childhood in France, who set out to establish the new Roman Catholic diocese in the American Southwest; and includes explanatory notes, as well as a historical essay that traces the artistic and spiritual development that led to the novel's creation.

Sophomore Frankie finally finds the courage to ask his long-term friend, Julianne, to the Homecoming dance, which ultimately leads to a face-off between a tough senior whose family owns most of their small, New Mexico town, and Frankie's soccer-star older brother and his gang-member friends.

Seventeen-year-old Pancho is bent on avenging the senseless death of his sister, but after he meets D.

Describes the history, geography, government, people, and economy of New Mexico, and provides a brief travel guide, a time line, fact lists, the state song, and several school project ideas.

Describes the history, geography, economy, plant and animal life, people, and social life and customs of New Mexico, the fifth largest state in the country.

Information about the foods, cooking, kitchens, and dining customs of the people who lived in northern New Mexico in 1824 and whose culture combined Spanish, Mexican, and Native American traditions.

Provides information about life on a ranch in nineteenth century New Mexico and instructions for a variety of related craft projects.

Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico.

In 1824 New Mexico, Josefina and her sisters argue as they weave, until Josefina thinks of a way to make their work more fun.