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Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girl: Josefina #5) by Valerie Tripp

 

Summary (from the publisher): Josefina is going about Santa Fe with her family when she meets an American trader named Patrick. He's funny and friendly, but can he be trusted?

Review: In this fifth installment in Josefina's story, she travels to the big city of Santa Fe and meets an American trader named Patrick. It was interesting to see how business was conducted during that time, and even more interesting to get a glimpse of what city life was like during that time period. Rather than paying for goods with money, most people trade goods. Josefina is given one of the family's handwoven blankets to trade for anything she likes and is overwhelmed with her choices but particularly drawn to a handmade, wooden farmhouse toy. In this book, Josefina takes more risks than she has in other books, sneaking out of the house and into the city at night to try to make things right for her father. 

I never read this Josefina book growing up, so reading it with my daughters was actually my first time reading it. I enjoy how much history Valerie Tripp is able to embed within the story, particularly because I have never read much about the history of what is now modern-day New Mexico during the time period that Josefina's story is set. Josefina, despite being only 10 years old, has an active role in her family's life and livelihood and feels the weight of that responsibility. 

Stars: 4

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