In 1826 New Mexico, a mysterious stranger arrives at young Josefina's rancho, sparking her curiosity about the legendary gold and silver buried in the nearby hills and a weeping ghost rumored to haunt the countryside. Includes an informational section on this period in New Mexico's history.
year: 2006, 2015
call number/section: 1000
subjects: ranch life, new mexico, juvenile fiction, mines and mineral resources, fiction, mystery and detective stories, new mexico, history, juvenile fiction, fiction, mexican americans, buried treasure, healers, to 1848, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, historical fiction, marine mineral resources
Editions
Ernst, Kathleen
Pleasant (2006)
A mysterious stranger arrives at young Josefina's rancho in 1826 New Mexico, sparking her curiosity about the legendary gold and silver buried in the nearby hills and a weeping ghost rumored to haunt the countryside.
Schools: 10
Ernst, Kathleen
American Girl (2015)
In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.
Schools: 2
Ernst, Kathleen
In 1826 New Mexico, a mysterious stranger arrives at young Josefina's rancho, sparking her curiosity about the legendary gold and silver buried in the nearby hills and a weeping ghost rumored to haunt the countryside. Includes an informational section on this period in New Mexico's history.
Schools: 6