Hypable “Favorite Books of 2018” Runner-up Minnesota Public Radio “Bests Kids Books of 2018” School Library Journal “Best Book of 2018”Īmazon “Best Children’s Books of 2018”, Ages 9-12Ī Mighty Girl “2018 Books of the Year”, Ages 9-12 Kirkus’ Best of Children’s 2018 List, SelectionĢ018 Goodreads Choice Awards: Middle Grade, NomineeĢ018 Cybils Award, Elementary Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that? 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. Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Series Book 1)

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