This audiobook of two middle-schoolers' adventure of a lifetime begins with their finding out that they are reincarnated Pandava brothers, straight out of the Hindu epic poem the MAHABHARATA. Narrator Soneela Nankani is given a wealth of material to mine. Aru, having been taunted into lighting a cursed lamp, awakens the Sleeper, a demon that will freeze the world if Aru, Minnie, and her sister, Pandavani, cannot stop him before time runs out. Their only advisor is a supercilious parrot. The narration makes it easy to differentiate the girls through their character traits: Aru is determined and Minnie is brave. Lighter moments involve Minnie's hypochondria. The abundant cultural references are deftly handled in a narrative that will leave listeners eagerly awaiting the heroine's next quest. E.J.F. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2018]
Trade Ed. Listening Library 2018
DD ISBN 9780525587514 $22.50
Library Ed. Listening Library 2018
CD ISBN 9780525587521 $65.00 Nine CDs
DD ISBN 9780525587538 $69.00
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