01759cam a2200349 i 4500 790935986 TxGeo 20230504120000.0 220921s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781547609895 hbk. 1547609893 hbk. (OCoLC)1345215142 TxGeo rda Bowles, David. Secret of the moon conch / David Bowles ; Guadalupe García McCall. Secret of the moon conch : Even 500 years can't keep them apart. New York, NY : Bloomsbury YA, 2023. 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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? 20230613. Romance fiction. Girls Mexico Fiction. Aztecs Fiction. Shells Mexico Fiction. Mexico Fiction. Fantasy fiction. McCall, Guadalupe Garcia, author. QS5