Publisher's Synopsis
Anand wants his luck to change: he was a happy twelve-year-old boy before he was forced on to the streets to find work. His chance comes when he meets a strange old man, who tells Anand he needs his help returning a stolen treasure of extraordinary power - a tiny, magical conch shell. Anand and the old man set out for the magical place where the shell belongs. Together with Nisha, a headstrong girl who joins them on their journey, they must overcome terrible dangers sent by a dark force which is never far behind them.
