![]() ![]() 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. His books include The Smoking Mirror, Feathered Serpent Dark Heart of Sky, and They Call Me Güero. ![]() But as danger threatens at every turn, will they ever find a way to truly be together?ĭavid Bowles is an award-winning Mexican American author and translator from Texas. ![]() With each conversation, they fall deeper in love, and as the moon waxes, they become more present to each other. 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. Desperate to escape, he takes up his mother's sacred conch and sounds a plea to the gods. ![]() He has fought valiantly, but hope for his people is running out. In 1521, Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, which is besieged by Spanish invaders. The night before her journey, she finds an ancient conch shell on the beach and takes it with her as a memento of home. Targeted by a dangerous gang member, she flees to the United States to find her father. In modern-day Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds. ![]()
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