Books
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

see page history

Description edit see section history

Maria was feeling very grown-up on Christmas Eve as she helped her mother prepare the tamales for Christmas dinner. And when she slipped her mother's diamond ring onto her finger, she only meant to wear it for a minute. But suddenly, the ring is gone, and there are 24 tamales that just might... read more

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

Summary edit see section history

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.Maria was feeling very grown-up on Christmas Eve as she helped her mother prepare the tamales for Christmas dinner. And when... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.Maria was feeling very grown-up on Christmas Eve as she helped her mother prepare the tamales for Christmas dinner. And when she slipped her mother's diamond ring onto her finger, she only meant to wear it for a minute. But suddenly, the ring is gone, and there are 24 tamales that just might contain the missing ring. Looks like someone needs to do some eating....

Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

First Sentence edit see section history

Snow drifted through the streets and now that it was dusk, Christmas trees glittered in the windows.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gary Soto (Author)
  2. Ed Martinez (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0399221468
Page Count: Add the page count.

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.