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In this prequel to the popular Tenzing Norbu Mystery series, we meet Ten as a confused 13-year-old boy--before his life as an ex-Buddhist-monk, ex-LAPD-officer, turned private eye. The Broken Rules of Ten invites readers to join Ten as he navigates his first brush with mysticism, mystery, and maybe even murder. Like most teenagers, Ten's life is rife with change and emotional upheaval. In addition to his newfound fascination with girls and some unexpected bodily sensations, he's been spending less time with his Parisian mother and more time in his Tibetan father's Dharamshala monastery. This, in conjunction with the fact that his best friends, Yeshe and Lobsang, aren't having the same revelations about the world around them, leaves Ten feeling puzzled and isolated. When the brilliant 17-year-old scholar Lama Nawang, already a legend and a star, takes the lonely boy under his wing, Tenzing senses that his luck is about to change--and it does, but not in the way he expects. He becomes entangled in a dark web of intrigue including the theft of a secret teaching, the betrayal of a community's trust, and the mysterious death of a local Indian boy. Tenzing breaks almost every rule in the monastery, along with a young girl's heart, as he struggles to recover the Buddha's sacred text and uncover the real reason behind Lama Nawang's cascading series of seemingly wrong actions.… (más)
Not only a coming of age story, but a jump back in time with established character Tenzing Norbu, giving the reader a better understanding of his early life, and setting the ground work for his current decision making.
It’s a struggle for any young man whose parents are split up, but even more so for Tenzing as he divides his time between his secular mother, who struggles with alcohol addiction, and his father, a Buddhist instructor hidden within school walls, demanding perfection, and existing in a strictly structured environment.
It seems no matter the path Tenzing chooses he is unable to escape the anger of his father. The two worlds collide within Tenzing when faced with life changing choices, and he is viewed by most of his peers as a bit of a rebel. Even more trouble presents itself when the world outside the monastery infringes upon the peaceful harmony, and Tenzing must decide which path to ultimately follow.
I’ve enjoyed the first two books by Hendricks and Lindsay, and thought the authors handled the novella with grace and maturity beyond most twelve year olds, which is the age represented. They do set the tone for conflicting idealisms the adult is still trying to resolve, and come to terms with.
For fans of the Rules of Ten series, a recommended read. ( )
In this prequel to the popular Tenzing Norbu Mystery series, we meet Ten as a confused 13-year-old boy--before his life as an ex-Buddhist-monk, ex-LAPD-officer, turned private eye. The Broken Rules of Ten invites readers to join Ten as he navigates his first brush with mysticism, mystery, and maybe even murder. Like most teenagers, Ten's life is rife with change and emotional upheaval. In addition to his newfound fascination with girls and some unexpected bodily sensations, he's been spending less time with his Parisian mother and more time in his Tibetan father's Dharamshala monastery. This, in conjunction with the fact that his best friends, Yeshe and Lobsang, aren't having the same revelations about the world around them, leaves Ten feeling puzzled and isolated. When the brilliant 17-year-old scholar Lama Nawang, already a legend and a star, takes the lonely boy under his wing, Tenzing senses that his luck is about to change--and it does, but not in the way he expects. He becomes entangled in a dark web of intrigue including the theft of a secret teaching, the betrayal of a community's trust, and the mysterious death of a local Indian boy. Tenzing breaks almost every rule in the monastery, along with a young girl's heart, as he struggles to recover the Buddha's sacred text and uncover the real reason behind Lama Nawang's cascading series of seemingly wrong actions.
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Not only a coming of age story, but a jump back in time with established character Tenzing Norbu, giving the reader a better understanding of his early life, and setting the ground work for his current decision making.
It’s a struggle for any young man whose parents are split up, but even more so for Tenzing as he divides his time between his secular mother, who struggles with alcohol addiction, and his father, a Buddhist instructor hidden within school walls, demanding perfection, and existing in a strictly structured environment.
It seems no matter the path Tenzing chooses he is unable to escape the anger of his father. The two worlds collide within Tenzing when faced with life changing choices, and he is viewed by most of his peers as a bit of a rebel. Even more trouble presents itself when the world outside the monastery infringes upon the peaceful harmony, and Tenzing must decide which path to ultimately follow.
I’ve enjoyed the first two books by Hendricks and Lindsay, and thought the authors handled the novella with grace and maturity beyond most twelve year olds, which is the age represented. They do set the tone for conflicting idealisms the adult is still trying to resolve, and come to terms with.
For fans of the Rules of Ten series, a recommended read. (