What the Seashell Keeps

In the heart of the University of Buenos Aires, a team of researchers led by Dr. Fernando Plazas is studying sea snails when they decide to incorporate Mirko, a young student with a singular way of perceiving the world. His arrival destabilizes the group’s dynamics, but also forces each character—Alejo, Agustina, Lucrecia, and Fernando himself—to confront their prejudices, their fears, and their deepest desires.
An extraordinary and moving novel about acceptance, scientific curiosity, and the search for identity, which invites us to see the world from a different perspective, to question our certainties, and to value our differences.

Key points

2018 – Cuatrogatos Foundation Award, USA
2019 – IBBY Mexico, selected for the Children and Young Adults Book Guide

• Award-winning book with more than 15,000 copies sold.
• It respectfully addresses the complexities of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), avoiding stereotypes and oversimplifications.
• A polyphonic novel that opens the doors to the world of scientific research in natural sciences.