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Aru Shah and the End of Time

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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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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Sebastian ★★★★★

I was worried this would be too young for me, but the pacing is so quick and the humor lands perfectly for any age. The hardcover feels sturdy for a book I'll definitely reread, and Chokshi's writing makes the Indian mythology feel fresh and exciting.

Eva ★★★★★

The story pulls you right in from the first chapter—Aru’s lie about the lamp sets off a chain of events that had me flipping pages past midnight. The paperback edition is a good size for reading in bed, and the Riordan-approved pacing definitely keeps things lively.

Grace ★★★★★

The hardcover feels sturdy and the pages are thick enough that I don’t have to worry about my daughter ripping them while she reads. She finished it in two days and immediately asked if the next book’s out yet—that’s the best compliment I can give.

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