The Conch Bearer is by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The first book in The Brotherhood of the Conch series. Anand is a 12-year-old boy; his father left the country to work and has disappeared. The family is forced to move to the slums and is barely surviving. One day Anand meets an old man with mystical powers who is taking a magical conch back to the Silver Valley in the Himalayas. Abadhyatta tells Anand he is the next conch bearer and he needs him to help return the conch and keep it away from the evil Surabhanu. They are joined in their journey by a street waif named Nisha. Anand finds that he must make decisions that will change his life forever. Is he really worthy to be the next "conch bearer"?
Ratings: 6th grade - 9 out of 10.
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