num_pages: 208
description: María Rosalia is a Mestizo servant in a Spanish home. Orphaned years ago, she and her brother Domingo work on a ranch run by the stern Señor Medina. María¹s writing captures the intense tradition and culture of the Spanish as she observes the war that Alta California ultimately loses to the Americans.
language: English
title: Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalia de Milagros
titlecomplete: Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalia de Milagros (Dear America)
genres: Historical, Native Americans, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Diary, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 1564
places: Sonoma County, California, California
series: Dear America
publisher: Scholastic Inc.