Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Subula (Boo) leads Aru into a passageway to the Door of Many.

Subula tells Aru that the other reincarnations are likely to awaken too.

There hasn’t been a female reincarnation of the Pandavas before so Aru seems to be quite special.

The pigeon called Subula tells Aru a little about reincarnations and how she must be one of the reincarnations of the Pandavas – the brothers who fought their cousins and won.

A talking pigeon introduces itself (quite rudely) to Aru and demans to know how she lit the lamp.

Her mum and her classmates are frozen in place. Aru awakens and finds that time has frozen.This is a baaaad idea because the lamp then explodes and knocks Aru out. One of the classmates, Arielle, dares Aru to light the lamp.Aru shows her classmates a cursed lamp, which is supposed to awaken the Sleeper demon that will summon Shiva and end the world.They’re surprised to see Aru, because she told them she’d be in France with her mum. Some of her classmates visit the Museum one day over school break.Aru’s classmates pick on her a lot, and to try to impress them Aru has a tendancy to tell white lies. Aru Shah’s mother runs the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture.What happened in Aru Shah and the End of Time? If you can’t remember what happened in Aru Shah and the End of Time and you need a refresher, then you’re in the right place. Read a full summary of Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi below. 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 her latest archeological trip. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (2022)Īdd it: Goodreads Goodreads Summary: Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school.