The Hindu mythology was so interesting and it made me look up so many stories when I was done. That aside, I loved how things were explained too. He was a favorite character of mine and I might have liked the fact that he was a pigeon a bit too much. Mini was adorable and Subala was really funny. She also practically lives in a museum which was super fun to read about. Something about her writing middle grade made me super interested.Īru Shah is our main character and she’s just so interesting. Her The Gilded Wolves series is one that I fell in love with and I’ve been meaning to read her other books as well. Roshani Chokshi is one of my favorite authors.
Oh this was a delight! I’m very behind on the Rick Riordan Presents books but this one has been on my tbr for so long. It even invited you to come back later and rummage through what you’d learn.” “A particularly good book has a way of opening new spaces in one’s mind. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that? Goodreads The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it’s up to Aru to save them. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again.īut lighting the lamp has dire consequences.
They don’t believe her claim that the museum’s Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru’s doorstep to catch her in a lie. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she’ll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from their latest archeological trip. Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. Author: Roshani Chokshi / Publication date: Ma★★★★
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