Take two

A chicken that ran away and refused to be eaten; dreams and an album that take you into the past. Two books that enthral.

October 16, 2014 04:54 pm | Updated May 23, 2016 07:34 pm IST

 chicken book

chicken book

Packed with two stories, the tales are as spooky as they can get. “The Long wait” is about Sunny who has vivid dreams. While his parents put it down to too much studying and stress he knew it was something else. A holiday in an unfamiliar place sets things in motion. Or was the place unfamiliar?

The Gift is the tale of a family that shifted to India. Meghna finds an old album and a connection that sends the family into a spin. Similar faces, curses and incidents that take you back in time.

Amol and his sister Sudha's Sundays never vary. But a chicken that is to be their afternoon lunch has other plans and changes it all. An escaped chicken, a chase, an obstacle race and the entire family on Mission Chicken. Smarty tells Amol the story of his life from the time he was born to landing up in their house. And in the process Sudha, Amol, his friends Sameer and Sahil learn some important lessons that will change their life altogether.

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