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Aarti & the Blue Gods

Jasbinder Bilan, David Dean, Alexis Snell

Aarti & the Blue Gods

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Average rating

5 out 5

11 reviews

From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha &
the Spirit Bird and Tamarind & the Star of Ishta
comes a atmospheric, magical adventure with an unforgettable
twist …
‘A magical stormy adventure’ THE TIMES

‘A gem for readers of eight-plus’ THE GUARDIAN ‘A deliciously addictive, one-sitting type of read’ NIZRANA FAROOK, AUTHOR OF THE GIRL WHO STOLE AN ELEPHANT ‘A beautiful weaving of myth and magic … Simply stunning’ ZILLAH BETHELL, AUTHOR OF THE SHARK CALLER Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember.

Like the weather, Aunt rules her world with
rare warmth. Aarti’s only comforts are a book of Indian myths full
of blue gods, a fox’s friendship, and a toy rabbit she finds in
a locked room.

Then, she learns Aunt has been feeding
her lies. Fate intervenes when a half-drowned boy washes up on
the beach. With his help, Aarti hopes to remember who she really
is … and perhaps find a way home.

A thrilling mythology-inspired adventure for readers aged 8-12, packed with magic, mystery and secrets Perfect for readers who enjoy books by Katherine Rundell, Sophie Anderson and Emma Carroll Inspired by Indian mythology and storytelling, brought vividly to life by an award-winning author Author Jasbinder Bilan is the winner of the Costa Book Award, the Indie Book Award and the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, and has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize MORE PRAISE FOR JASBINDER BILAN: ’This book is such a light-filled, huge-hearted delight of an adventure’ KATHERINE RUNDELL ‘Satisfyingly classic in feel’ GUARDIAN ‘A heartfelt and mystical’ TELEGRAPH ‘Jasbinder Bilan’s stories are always magical, her descriptive prose a joy to read’ TIA FISHER ‘Starlit, magical, mythical, timeless storytelling’ SITA BRAHMACHARI

Reviews

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sooo good

Anonymous 11.05.2024

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It was good, but the ending was a bit unexpected. My favourite character was Aarti, because she is the main character and she had been through so much in her life and dealt with them really well. It was upsetting and emotional but on the other hand it was fabulous!

Doctor Tuesday Biscuits 30.11.2023

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It was an amazing book to discover what actually happened to Aarti

Mademoiselle Angora Pawprint 25.08.2023

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I loved this book as it has lots of mysterious happenings. Is everything that Aunt says is true?

Baroness Sapphire Peanut-butter 25.08.2023

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One of my favourite characters in this story is Aarti’s (the main character)pet fox Chand. I strongly recommend it to anyone who likes a good quality book!

Inspector Panther Foxtail 08.08.2023

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Amazing read this if you love adventure!!

Princess Phoenix Lanzarote 15.11.2022

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This book was fiction and definitely one of my favourite books ever my favourite character is Aarti since she is so independent and cool and I really liked the huge plop twist when the boy who helped out turned out to not even be alive the whole time he was just a spirit! Super interesting book I would definitely read it again and again and again!

Director Jewel Moonbeam 31.08.2022

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It was fiction and my favourite character was Aarti because she was the main character and she's my role model she's so independent and so cool I just love her character. It was so interesting and so magical it was like I was their. This is now my favourite book and I can't stop thinking about it since I loved it so much. I also loved the huge plop twist near the end of the book turns out the boy she who had been helping her is not real and it was just a his spirit that helped her which is really shocking but so interesting and at the end of the book you get to find out about the new family member in her fox friend's family and how when she got back at the island she say a mini fox just like Chand with the same crescent moon on it's forehead.

Anonymous 31.08.2022

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It was quite good but it got a bit boring. I wouldn’t really recommend it

Mademoiselle Honeycomb Mildew 26.07.2022

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So far of what I have read Aarti’s Aunt has died in a storm.

Duchess Blossom Glitterball 22.07.2022