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| name = Secrets in the Hills<br />
| image = BF_SecretsInTheHills.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The [[BeForever]] cover of Secrets in the Hills.<br />
| published = 2006<br />
| author = [[Kathleen Ernst]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]] (first edition)<br>[[Juliana Kolesova]] (second edition)<br />
| isbn = 1593690975<br />
| setting = Autumn 1826<br />
| related = [[List of Josefina's Books|Josefina's Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[Changes for Josefina]]''<br />
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'''Secrets in the Hills''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Josefina's Books|Josefina's books.]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===From the [[Central Series]]===<br />
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* [[Josefina Montoya]]<br />
* [[Clara Montoya]]<br />
* [[Francisca Montoya]]<br />
* [[Ana Montoya]]<br />
* [[Andres Montoya]]<br />
* [[Dolores Romero]]<br />
* [[Magdalena Montoya]]<br />
* [[Teresita]]<br />
* [[Felipe Romero]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Miguel|Miguel]]<br />
* [[Juan Montoya]]<br />
* [[Antonio Montoya]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Señor Sánchez|Señor Sánchez]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Pedro Zamora|Pedro Zamora]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Roger Rexford|Roger Rexford]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Doña Felícitas|Doña Felícitas]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Ofelia Aragón|Ofelia Aragón]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Soledad|Soledad]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Marcos|Marcos]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Señora Aragón|Señora Aragón]]<br />
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==Chapter By Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: A Secret Sign===<br />
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===Chapter Two: Two Strangers===<br />
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===Chapter Three: La Llorona===<br />
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===Chapter Four: A Frightening Prediction===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Beginning the Search===<br />
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===Chapter Six: A New Partnership===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: Trouble Between Sisters===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: A Ghost in the Graveyard===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: Francisca's Surprise===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: The Widow's Trunk===<br />
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===Chapter Eleven: Searching for Gold===<br />
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===Chapter Twelve: Secrets Revealed===<br />
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===Chapter Thirteen: Heart's Desire===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]===<br />
Discusses New Mexican legends and captives during the 1820s. Topics covered:<br />
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* The Spanish explorers who were drawn to New Mexico with tales of treasure and legends of cities made entirely of gold.<br />
* Legends of lost mines and buried treasures first created by colonists, and the archaeological evidence that suggest some of these stories may have been true.<br />
* The origin of certain treasure stories being the [[wikipedia:Pueblo Revolt|Pueblo Revolt]], when settlers hid their precious objects in the ground until they wished to return.<br />
* The relationship between Spanish settlers and Pueblo Indians, and the other native groups who would raid Spanish settlements and Pueblo villages.<br />
* Women and children who were taken to become captives, and those who were later on sold as servants.<br />
* Captives who escaped but had changed greatly due to their experiences, with some deciding to stay with their captors and adjust to their new lives.<br />
* The American traders who would go down the Santa Fe Trail to trade in New Mexico.<br />
* The strong business ties between New Mexican and American traders, prompting the American traders who settled down in New Mexico to marry girls from their traders' families.<br />
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==Book Covers==<br />
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File:SecretsintheHills.jpg|First cover from 2006-2015<br />
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[[Category:Items Released in 2015]]<br />
[[Category:BeForever]]<br />
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