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Conch Bearer
Conch Bearer | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Action, adventure, and magic are combined in this exotic, compelling quest fantasy by a distinguished author of adult fiction and poetry. Set in contemporary India, the story opens in a poor section of Calcutta, where 12-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell imbued with mystical powers. Anand's task is to return the shell to its rightful home high in the Himalayas. Will he succeed? This is literary fiction of the highest order, as well as an adventure story that is almost impossible to put down.
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CaitZ
Conch Bearer | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I stayed up way too late last night finishing this. It's a fast-paced middle grade fantasy adventure tale set on India. Two children are tasked with returning the conch to its sacred home. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I'll have to try one of her adult books.

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The Conch Bearer | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Decent story of a boy who lives in a shack with his mother and his sister who has suffered some sort of trauma. He is chosen to help an old man bring a mystical conch back to its rightful place. Along the way, they get a fellow traveling companion, and they must battle an evil that wants to control the conch.

A story we've seen before but this time with a better connection to the universe.

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The Conch Bearer | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Bedtime reading.

Tanisha_A She has written a book called 'The Palace of Illusions'. Check that out! 6y
youngreadrshelf @Tanisha_A is it for kids or adults? 6y
Tanisha_A Adults. 6y
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a fantasy tale from India. A story of courage and friendship and enduring hardship with a magical twist.