But at the same time it raises questions about our origins, our stories, and our place within them.Īru is a fabulous narrator from the beginning. The desire to fit in, when we laugh along, smiling and nodding because the fear of being cast out is too great. I think we’ve all felt that way at one point in our lives. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that? ReviewĪru Shah and the End of Time is about that feeling of when you need to compensate to give your life color – to lie in order to fit into the crowd. 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 her latest archeological trip. Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school.
It reminds you of past mistakes, but also our power to fix them. Aru Shah and the End of Time is one of those middle grade reads which are heart warming and resonate with you.
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