Too Many Tamales

By Gary Soto

Subjects: Christmas stories, Mexicano-americanos, Mexican americans, fiction, Materiales en español, Juvenile fiction, Spanish language materials, Novela, Fiction, Mexican Americans, Ficción juvenil, Christmas, Bilingual books, spanish-english, Food, fiction, Children's fiction, Navidad, Christmas, fiction, Rings, Anillos

Description: 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.