Status
Available
Publication
Walden Pond Press (2022), 352 pages
Library's review
The second book in the Pandava Quartet begins with Aru Shah and her best friend, Mini, in an enchanted shopping center fending off zombies.
Someone has stolen the god of love’s enchanted bow and arrow, and they are using it to turn innocent humans into (literally) heartless, zombielike fighting
This will leave fans enthralled and clamoring for more. (Fantasy. 10-13)
-Kirkus Review
Someone has stolen the god of love’s enchanted bow and arrow, and they are using it to turn innocent humans into (literally) heartless, zombielike fighting
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machines. To make matters worse, Aru gets framed as the thief. The council of gods and Uloopi, the naga queen, give the two Pandavas an ultimatum: find and defeat the real thief in 10 days’ time or be exiled from the Otherworld forever. Aru and Mini unite with two other heroes—a new Pandava sister, Brynne Rao, and her best friend, Aiden Acharya—to save the world from mass destruction. On their numerous adventures in the Otherworld, from a giant-swan attack to their journey to the Ocean of Milk, Aru contemplates difficult questions about what it means to be good or evil, the role of duty, and the power of a good story. In this sequel to Aru Shah and the End of Time(2018), Chokshi seamlessly weaves Indian cosmology and pop culture into a refreshingly feminist plot laced with witty dialogue. The most compelling feature of the novel, however, is the complexity of its characters, who, despite their divinity or semidivinity, are at their core very human.This will leave fans enthralled and clamoring for more. (Fantasy. 10-13)
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Awards
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalist — 2021)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2023)
Mythopoeic Awards (Finalist — Children's Literature — 2022)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — 2023)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2024)
Charlotte Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2023)
Ignyte Award (Shortlist — Middle Grade — 2022)
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (2023)
CCBC Choices (2022)
Great Reads from Great Places (South Carolina — 2021)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids (Middle Grade Fiction — 2021)
Notable Children's Book (2022)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2021)
Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids (Fiction — 2021)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0062899597 / 9780062899590
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