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Somehow Josefina brought together many chords in my life that have gone unexpressed: my love for the southwest and Mexico -- the countryside and the people -- and my interest in history and in historic costume. I found myself plunged into a quest for what kind of clothes Josefina and her family would have worn, and for information about how they would have lived their lives.

Josie, now, is another thing. When I first thought of getting an American Girl doll, I was thinking of an AG of Today and was trying to pick out just the right features for a lively (they're all "lively," aren't they?) California chicana. Then Josefina was introduced, and I knew that she was the right one for me. So you will see that Josefina and Josie are like Superman and Clark Kent -- they have so much in common, yet somehow they never seem to get together.

Here they are. I hope you enjoy following their adventure of discovery!