Missing his family home in the Dominican Republic, young Jaime Ramos attempts to make friends in New York City despite his inability to speak English, and his great aunt’s gift of a special conch shell helps him to acclimate.

• ISBN: 9780590502108
• Author: Mohr, Nicholasa
• Published: 1996 , Scholastic
• Themes: adjustment, growing up, Immigrant children, moving, Spanish edition
• Descriptors: Dominican Republic, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 94