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32 pp.
| Tara
| September, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-9-38314-599-7$20.95
(3)
4-6
This volume focuses on the tiger as it exists in the folktales and legends of central India's Gond tribe, whose villages were located along forests teeming with tigers--"a creature to be feared, revered, and appeased." Gond artist Uikey shares his own art and memories alongside traditional Gond tales about the tiger. Attractive, unique, and accessible; a welcome addition to folklore collections.
330 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine
| November, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-38518-3$16.99
(4)
4-6
Ash's (The Savage Fortress) efforts at normalcy are quickly dropped as he returns to India, this time to fight an evil lord. But he cannot deny the excitement and increasing savagery that are in his own body (no longer human, after his rebirth as a living weapon of Kali). Thrilling fight scenes and intriguing cultural references compete with flat dialogue and an overly complex plot.
296 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine
| October, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-38516-9$16.99
(4)
4-6
A modern British boy is suddenly tasked with saving the world when he stumbles upon an ancient weapon that everyone seems to want, and he is attacked by rakshasas (shape-shifting demons of Indian legend) who are commanded by someone obsessed with awakening an evil force. Lengthy exposition and convenient plot twists dull this otherwise intriguing novel about Indian culture and mythology.