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A Reward for Josefina (American Girl: Short Stories #2) by Valerie Tripp

 

Summary (from the publisher): When the entire family goes into the hills to collect pine nuts, Josefina hopes to find the most in order to make Tia Dolores proud of her, but it takes the help of a squirrel for Josephina to get her reward.

Review: This was a fun short story in the Josefina universe! I really liked that this story let a side character that was only referred to in passing in the longer novels - one of Josefina's young nephews - have a bigger role in this book. Both of my daughters were very curious about Josefina being an aunt at such a young age and asked a lot about her nephews, so they were both gratified to get to see more of one of them in this book. This book also packed a punch for such a short book! This felt like a well-rounded story. 

I also appreciated that this book shed light on another source of food for Josefina and her family. The looking back section of this book talks about how people at the time would gather these nuts to eat or trade for other goods. It is always fun to learn more about real history in a fictional way with my daughters - and for them to think about what a huge role Josefina played in the family's wellbeing even at her young age. 

Stars: 4

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