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Tortilla sun, by Jennifer Cervantes

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Tortilla sun

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by Jennifer Cervantes

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

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