{"product_id":"secret-of-the-moon-conch-9781547609895","title":"Secret of the Moon Conch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning authors David Bowles and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Mexican American author and translator from Texas. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Smoking Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeathered Serpent Dark Heart of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThey Call Me Güero\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, School Library Journal, Strange Horizons, English Journal, Rattle, Translation Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Children's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003ewww.davidbowles.us \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuadalupe García McCall\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Mesquite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSummer of the Mariposas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShame the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll the Stars Denied\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEchoes of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received a Pura Belpré Author Award, a Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award, and the Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award, and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award and the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, among many other accolades. She advocates for literacy and diverse books. She lives with her husband in Texas.\u003cbr\u003eggmccall.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury YA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611688833298,"sku":"9781547609895","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3cd494c-5800-4272-9f85-b82376007d87.jpg?v=1732365736","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/secret-of-the-moon-conch-9781547609895","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}