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Pandava Quartet

This series plunges into the vibrant world of Hindu mythology, blending ancient legends with contemporary life. Follow a young protagonist who, while struggling with everyday challenges, accidentally unleashes powerful forces. She must embark on a perilous quest to find legendary heroes and confront dark entities threatening her world. It's a thrilling adventure filled with magic, humor, and the discovery of inner strength, perfect for readers who love epic fantasy with a unique cultural twist.

Aru Shah and The Song of Death
Aru Shah and the City of Gold
Aru Shah and the End of Time
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

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  1. 1
    4.1(22962)Add rating

    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?

    Aru Shah and the End of Time
  2. 2

    Aru is just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when the Otherworld goes into full panic mode. The god of love's bow and arrow have gone missing, and the thief isn't playing Cupid. If that weren't bad enough, Aru gets framed as the thief. If she doesn't find the arrow by the next full moon, she'll be kicked out of the Otherworld. For good

    Aru Shah and The Song of Death
  3. 3

    War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. Aru Shah and her friends are sent on a mission to rescue two targets, one of whom is about to utter a prophecy that cannot reach the ears of villainous the Sleeper. A mystical wish-granting tree might be Aru's only hope to save the day.

    Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
  4. 4
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    "Aru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find their mentors Hanuman and Urvashi in Lanka, the city of gold, before war breaks out between the devas and asuras"--Provided by publisher

    Aru Shah and the City of Gold