Tortilla Sun (A Latino Book of Concepts) - Softcover

Cervantes, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452131503 ISBN 13: 9781452131504

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2014

Synopsis

When twelve-year-old Izzy spends the summer in her Nana's remote New Mexico village, she discovers long-buried secrets that come alive in an enchanted landscape of majestic mountains, whispering winds, and tortilla suns. Infused with the flavor of the southwest and sprinkled with just a pinch of magic, readers are sure to find this heartfelt story as rich and satisfying as Nana's homemade enchiladas.

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About the Author

Jennifer (J.C.) is the New York Times best-selling author of The Storm Runner, The Fire Keeper, and Tortilla Sun. Her books have sold in more than eight foreign countries and have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble's Best Young Reader Books, Barnes and Noble's Favorite MG Science Fiction/Fantasy Top Ten Books, and Amazon's Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award, and the Zia Book Award.She is currently working on the third novel in The Storm Runner series, The Shadow Crosser which releases September 2020.
She's a champion of the underdog, can read, write and talk backwards, and always roots for the underdog. Mostly she's a believer in magic. But only if you're willing to listen to the whispers of the universe. Follow her on Twitter: @jencerv, and Instagram: @authorjcervantes.

From School Library Journal

Grade 5–7—Twelve-year-old Izzy is dismayed to learn that her widowed mother will be finishing her studies in Costa Rica, and that she will spend the summer with her grandmother in New Mexico. Before she leaves, she uncovers a baseball that belonged to her father. It has a mysterious message scrawled across it, "Because...magic," and, like all things relating to her late husband, Izzy's mother won't explain. Nana warmly welcomes her granddaughter to her remote village, a place that seems frozen in time. Izzy meets Nana's friends and neighbors, learns to make tortillas, and watches her grandmother, a curandera, prepare folk remedies. She also begins to uncover the mystery surrounding her father's life and death. Cervantes's prose is lean and lightly spiced with evocative metaphor. Unfortunately, the plot feels all too familiar: the wise grandmother, the loving mother who refuses to speak of the past, and the melodramatic resolution. The characters are gracefully limned yet fail to rise above convention. This gentle family story may hold appeal for those who have enjoyed the works of Pam Muñoz Ryan and Toby Johnston.—Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1452131503
• ISBN 13: 9781452131504
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224