Having been banished to live with her father, Anna, a bright but
troubled 15-year-old, arrives to the quaint village of Santa Maria de la
Campana, a town named for its famous bell, which no one has seen for
generations.
Kipling, her father, operates a small field station perched atop a
nearby cove known as the Bay of Crabs, a spot ironically devoid of crabs
ever since the bell went missing - a mystery that has perplexed the town
for years. Anna makes a deal with her father: if she can discover why
the crabs are missing, he will allow her to return home to California.
Praying for guidance, the answer comes in the form of Christophe, the
son of a renowned French explorer whose ship, Calliope, has arrived for
emergency repairs. With the help of the local priest, a gonzo flying
dentist and the French explorer, Anna stumbles from one clue onto
another in her search for the truth. But can she solve the mystery of
Bahia del Cangrejo and the missing bell?
This is the large print edition of Calliope's Spell, with a larger
font / typeface for easier reading.