Chola Adventure, A

loved this book for its delightful characters, pacy read, and almost authentic details (not that I can verify) but the author made the period come alive!

My eight year old loved it!!! Simple writing great plot excellent way to communicate a cultural idea

Great book with great story and plot it can be boring if you are well aware to this kind of mystery books but for young and new readers it would be a great choice.

This is a good read and I'm sure my nieces liked it. The first half is successful in establishing the storyline and gripping the mystery. The second half gets a lot of details and story plots, so can get confusing. All in all it is a good one time read.

A wonderful way of teaching children about the history of those times . These are a series - each one is excellent. Only wish they had some with male protagonists as well - would help acceptance of the boooks by the boys !

You will really enjoy it. Easy to understand and for all ages.

This middle grade historical tale talks about a girl, Raji, who's on a quest to find out about her mother, the most beautiful and talented dancer of the kingdom, who has been banished from the kingdom under false reasons to kill the prince. She's also waiting for her father, the well-known sculpture artist of the kingdom, to return once in a while to stay with her. The story happens in Tanjore, South India during the reign of Rajaraja Chola, 990 CE. Learning the art forms of both her parents, Raji grows up to be a strong artist, sculptor, and someone who's open to learning new things and brave enough to save people and hunt down miscreants with the help of her friend, Ananta. The plot is a mystery which will solve who has stolen the precious Shiva idol as well as to identify some mysterious characters of a Chinese character who landed up mysteriously, a notorious prince long gone missing and another character doubted for the crime of stealing the idol. The writing is fast-paced, packed with action and adventure with details and emotions in just 152 pages! The characters are developed quite well. However, I feel the ending lack explanations and proper closure. I appreciate the historical details given to towards the end of the book. Love the cover so much!

One of the worst books that I have ever read. The plot is so confusing and there is no proper continuity to the story. My daughter read the first two chapters and said it an extremely boring book. The Tamil to English translation is incorrect and shows how shoddy the writing is. Looks like no effort or thoughts were put into writing this book. Such a waste of money.

An exciting adventure with a mystery as Raji 'brave, bright and bold' solves a crime. Brilliant story for 9 years plus. My Australian granddaughter loves it.! Definitely worth buying.