Shanti and the Magic Mandala is an adventure in which fantasy and reality are mingled. The book tells the story of six teenagers, from different religious and cultural origins and different parts of the world, who are mystically recruited to form two groups - one in the Northern Hemisphere, and one in the Southern. They eventually gather in Peru, and through a single alliance, begin a frantic chase for the sacred object that can stop the black magician's final plan... The book has just won the 20l4 Children's Moonbeam Award. F.T. Camargo is an award-winning architect and published travel writer.  Speaks 4 languages.  An animal lover.  He is a student of Kabbalah and a devotee of yoga and meditation. He lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil.