Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson Series, interviews Roshani Chokshi, author of Aru Shah series. Aru Shah and the End of Time is the first books in the series. It has been named one of the 100 best fantasy book of ALL TIME! Provided Summary: Twelve-year-old Aru Shah 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?
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Aaron Becker has written a trilogy of wordless books...yes...books without words! The illustrations are nothing short of astounding. I feel these books, even though wordless, are for everyone! I spent a lot of time looking at the details in the pictures and thinking of the words I would put with these amazing images. Scroll down to watch the video how Aaron made the first book of the series. There's also videos of him giving students his message about writing. Enjoy!
Aaron's message to 4th and 5th graders
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