The Conch Bearer

In a dingy shack in the less-than-desirable Indian neighborhood he calls home, twelve-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses mystical powers. His task is to return the shell to its rightful home many hundreds of miles away. Accompanying him are Nisha, a headstrong but resourceful child of the streets, and a mysterious man of indeterminate age and surprising resources named Abadhyatta. His quest will take him farther from home than he's ever been and will teach him more than he ever imagined -- and it will force him to make a poignant decision that will change him forever.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 03/01/2005
ISBN: 9780689872426
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/07/2005
PW Notes and Reprints 02/07/2005 pg. 62

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 73959 / Conch Bearer
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10