Tortilla sun / by Jennifer Cervantes.

Author/creator Cervantes, J. C.
Format Book
Publication InfoSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©2010.
Description224 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects
Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Twelve-year-old girls--Juvenile fiction.
New Mexico--Juvenile fiction.

Contents Prologue -- The magic baseball -- One wish -- Bienvenida -- The whispering wind -- Pink and joy and the guy behind the wall -- Good heart, solid soul -- The cat-dog -- Unfinished stories and squished tomatoes -- Tortillas are like life -- The ghost trail -- The balloon in the church -- The secret ingredient -- Some threads are shorter than others -- Becoming a big sister -- $9.50 under budget -- Fireworks -- The storyteller -- Mateo's treasure map -- Bella and the marshmallow ghost -- The shattered truth -- Calling Dad -- The missing words -- An armful of dread -- Maggie's story -- A sign from heaven -- Tortilla sun -- Riding the skies -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Glossary.
Abstract While spending a magical summer in New Mexico with her grandmother, twelve-year-old Izzy makes new friends, learns to cook, and for the first time hears stories about her father, who died before she was born.
Genre/formChildren's stories.
LCCN 2009029620
ISBN9780811870153 (alk. paper)
ISBN0811870154 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Fiction F C33743T ✔ Available Place Hold