Cassie aka "Supergirl" gets a distress call from her mother and she takes her team of superhero pals called the "Teen Titans" to Pakistan to investigate. Supergirl's mom is an archaeologist and a few of her workers has mysteriously disappeared from the site they have been digging in. While searching the archaeological site the Titans are transported to a demonic realm where they face off against Rankor the demon from the Hindu legend the Ramayana.It was nice that some background to the story of the Ramayana was included. I had heard of the story, but know nothing about it. So, I really enjoyed the fact that a pop culture title like "Teen Titans" would include something that many American kids would not normally know about. I am more than sure that this book is only loosely using the Hindu legend, but then again, this is a superhero story, so we are not really looking for facts and accuracy. Hopefully, this will spark the interest of some teens and they will want to research and read more about the Ramayana. I know I do.
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