TY - BOOK AU - Bowles,David AU - McCall,Guadalupe Garcia TI - Secret of the moon conch SN - 9781547609895 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Bloomsbury YA KW - Girls KW - Mexico KW - Fiction KW - Aztecs KW - Shells KW - Fantasy fiction KW - lcgft KW - Romance fiction KW - Historical fiction KW - Novels KW - Young adult fiction N2 - 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? ER -