Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. 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 her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. 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. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that?
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Aru Shah and the End of Time A Pandava Novel Book 1
Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. 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 her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. 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. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that?
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Reviewed by Natália Oliveira<blockquote><b><i>“You will never be a hero. You were never meant to be a hero." (...)"I already am. And it's heroine.”</i></b></blockquote>I had so much fun while reading this book! I love mythology retellings and I love Riordan's books, so obviously I would pick up the books from his mythology print. And I was so happy I did it! I don't know much about Indian mythology, but Roshani did an amazing job introducing me to it through a fun, very original and, dare I say, Riordan-esque way. Aru is a very compelling and relatable character. She's the typical 10/12 year old, who wants to belong and be accepted by her peers. While she does have her flaws, she grows a lot during the story, owning to her mistakes and finding her place and embracing her role. I love her friendship with Mimi and their dynamic. The side characters are just as interesting and there are a lot of hilarious moments. Plot-wise, it's not revolutionary - actually, it's a pretty standard first book in a series, and not particularly surprising, especially if you've read Percy Jackson before. There aren't many twists, but the ending is good and satisfying, as well as leaving some clues of what is to come, enough to make me want to pick up the sequel the minute it comes out.