As she helped her mother prepare the tamales for Christmas dinner Mariaslipped her mothers diamond ring onto her finger for just a moment. Butsuddenly the ring ... » 

As she helped her mother prepare the tamales for Christmas dinner Mariaslipped her mothers diamond ring onto her finger for just a moment. Butsuddenly the ring was gone and there were 24 tamales that just might containthe missing ring. A warm family story that combines glowing art with a wellwritten text to tell of a girls dilemma.School Library Journal starredreview. «