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Author:

Bowles, David (David O.), author.

Title:

Secret of the moon conch / David Bowles ; Guadalupe García McCall.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury YA,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Subject:

Young adult fiction.
Young women--Mexico--Juvenile fiction.
Aztecs--Juvenile fiction.
Shells--Mexico--Juvenile fiction.
Girls--Mexico--Fiction.
Aztecs--Fiction.
Shells--Mexico--Fiction.
Mexico--Juvenile fiction.
Mexico--Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Romance fiction.

Summary:

In modern-day Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targeted by a dangerous gang member, she flees to the United States to find her father. The night before her journey, she finds an ancient conch shell on the beach and takes it with her as a memento of home. In 1521, Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, which is besieged by Spanish invaders. He has fought valiantly, but hope for his people is running out. Desperate to escape, he takes up his mother's sacred conch and sounds a plea to the gods. The conch holds magic neither Sitlali nor Calizto understand, magic that allows them to communicate across centuries--and find comfort in each other as they fight to survive. With each conversation, they fall deeper in love, and as the moon waxes, they become more present to each other. But as danger threatens at every turn, will they ever find a way to truly be together?

ISBN:

1547609893
9781547609895 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1345215142

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)