Isabella: A Wish for Miguel, Peru 1820

By Girlhood Journeys, Inc.

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Isabella - A Wish for Miguel, Peru 1820
Since Isabella’s mother died, the sparkle has disappeared from her father’s eyes.

There are no more parties filled with dancing and laughter at the hacienda. Worst of all, the music that was her mother’s legacy has abandoned Isabella – she no longer has the heart to play the guitar.

Now there is more bad news for Isabella. Miguel, her beloved housekeeper’s son and her father’s best sheepherder, has been called for service in the mines. The work is hard and dangerous, and many men are injured or even die. Only the viceroy himself has the power to excuse Miguel from service. Can Isabella find the courage to make her wish for Miguel come true – and perhaps her wish for herself and Papa as well?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Girlhood Journeys, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781370403233

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Isabella

A Wish for Miguel - Peru 1820 - Book One

By Shirlee P. Newman

Copyright 2012 by Girlhood Journeys Inc.

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Summary: Peru 1820

Since Isabella’s mother died, the sparkle has disappeared from her father’s eyes. There are no more parties filled with dancing and laughter at the hacienda. Worst of all, the music that was her mother’s legacy has abandoned Isabella – she no longer has the heart to play the guitar.

Now there is more bad news for Isabella. Miguel, her beloved housekeeper’s son and her father’s best sheepherder, has been called for service in the mines. The work is hard and dangerous, and many men are injured or even die. Only the viceroy himself has the power to excuse Miguel from service. Can Isabella find the courage to make her wish for Miguel come true – and perhaps her wish for herself and Papa as well?

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Table of Contents:

Glossary

The Legacy

The Lesson

City Hall

Magdalena

The Trunk

The Palace

Up Before Sunrise

Afterword:

Journey to 1820

GLOSSARY

Adios (ah-dee-YOHS) - Good-bye

Mantilla (man- TIAH) - Lace headdress

Bueno (BWEH-noh) - Good

Noches (NOH-chehs) - Night

Burro (BOO-rroh) - Donkey

Por Favor (pohrFah-VOHR) - please

Cuatro (KWAH-troh) - four

Señor (seh-NYOHR) - Mister

Días (DEE-ahs) - Day or morning

Señora (she-NOHR-ah) - missus

Dos (dohs) - Two

Señorita (Seh-nyoh-REE-tah) - Miss

Fiesta (FIEHS-tah) - Party

Sí (see) - Yes

Gracias (GRAH-syahs) - Thank you

Siesta (see-EHS-ta) - Afternoon rest

Hacienda (ah-SIEHN-dah) - Ranch or house on a ranch

Tardes (TAHR-dehs) - Afternoon

Madre (Ma-dreh) - Mother

Tres (trehs) - Three

Manaiia (mah-NYAH-nah) - Tomorrow

Uno (OO-noh) - One

Chapter One

The Legacy

Isabella stirred in her sleep when Yma came into the room and opened the shutters.

Time to wake up, the housekeeper whispered, gently jiggling Isabella's toes.

Her eyes still closed, Isabella snuggled into her pillow.

Up! Up! You must get up! Yma clapped her hands and pulled back the covers. "Don't dawdle.