The Conch Bearer (Brotherhood of the Conch)
 

The Conch Bearer

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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... (read more)

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  • Rated 4 stars

Has an air of mystery.

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  • Mei

    mei said:

    this book is an eye opener for me...made me realize what it is that really mattered most to me--myself or my family. it turned out it was the latter. i was a tad bit disappointed when Anand choose to live his dream over being with his family. i was literally choking in tears when i read the last part of the book.

    posted Tuesday, January 8 2008
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