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Aru Shah

Also known as Daughter of Thunder

Aru Shah

A 12-year-old Indian American girl who has a special gift for bending the truth, Aru is determined, brave, and tragically underdressed for adventure.

Species

Demigod

Age

12 years old

Wears

Spider-Man Pajamas

Trait

telling fibs

Item of Choice
Ping Pong Ball

Enchanted Ping Pong Ball

More about Aru Shah

Aru Shah lives in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture in Atlanta, Georgia, where her mother works. She has a vivid imagination and a tendency to stretch the truth, but she never would have dreamed that she is a reincarnated Pandava and the daughter of a god.

Articles

Heart and arrow

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Aru Shah and the Song of Death: Introducing Kamadeva

by Read Riordan Staff | May 23

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The Creepy Critters of Aru Shah and the Song of Death

by Read Riordan Staff | May 17

Aru Shah and the Song of Death book photo

Article

Exclusive Aru Shah Interview

by Read Riordan Staff | April 30

Aru Shah excerpt

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Aru Shah and the Song of Death [Sneak Peek]

by Read Riordan Staff | April 4

Tyrant's Tomb Banner

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What’s new in Rick Riordan for 2019

by Read Riordan Staff | January 8


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