Secret of the moon conch
In modern Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targeted by a dangerous gang member, she flees to the United States. As a memento, she takes with her an ancient conch shell. In 1521, Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. He has fought valiantly for his p...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury YA,
2023.
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| Summary: | In modern Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targeted by a dangerous gang member, she flees to the United States. As a memento, she takes with her an ancient conch shell. In 1521, Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. He has fought valiantly for his people against Spanish invaders, but hope is fading. Desperate, he takes up a sacred conch and sounds a plea to the gods. The conch holds magic neither understand. The magic allows them to communicate across centuries. With each conversation, they fall deeper in love. But as danger threatens, will they find a way to be truly together? |
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| Physical Description: | 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781547609895 1547609893 |
| Author Notes: | David Bowles is an award-winning Mexican American author and translator from Texas. His books include The Smoking Mirror , Feathered Serpent Dark Heart of Sky , and They Call Me Güero . He has been published in the New York Times, School Library Journal, Strange Horizons, English Journal, Rattle, Translation Review , and the Journal of Children's Literature . In 2017, he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters, and in 2020, he co-founded #DignidadLiteraria, a social justice movement advocating for greater Latinx representation in publishing. |
