Soneela Nankani

Jump right into the action with twelve year old Aru Shah, a girl who tends to stretch the truth just a little bit to fit in at school. While her classmates travel to amazing places, Aru is stuck spending her break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture. But when three kids show up to catch her in a lie, Aru does the unthinkable and lights a cursed artifact called the Lamp of Bharata. Instantly, Aru frees an ancient demon meant to awaken the God of Destruction, freezing her mother and classmates in time. Now, wearing nothing but her Spider Man pajamas, you must join Aru on a wild quest through the Kingdom of Death. She has to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers to stop the demon. This incredibly funny and fast paced graphic novel brings ancient stories to vibrant, colorful life.

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