Lost Legends Diamond in the Rough, Jen Calonita
Lost Legends Diamond in the Rough, Jen Calonita
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Lost Legends: Diamond in the Rough

Author: Jen Calonita

Series: Disney's Lost Legends

Narrator: Sean Rohani

Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2022

Synopsis

The second book in a new middle grade series that features the adventures of Disney's most lovable roguish heroes as kids! Before he defeated Jafar…Aladdin was just a poor boy in streets of Agrabah. "Do you trust me?" Twelve-year-old Aladdin has spent his entire life roaming the desert as a part of a tribe of nomads. He has nothing to his name except the stars in the sky, the clothes on his back, and a peculiar necklace left to him by his late mother. But that doesn't bother Aladdin—he doesn't want much. If he had three wishes, he would only ask for one thing: a home. A place to belong. When Aladdin is separated from his tribe in Agrabah, he feels drawn to the city's bustling streets. This is a place of possibilities, one that Aladdin might even be able to call his own. Facing a whole new world with magic lurking around every corner, Aladdin soon joins a group of "collectors" who teach him what it means to be a street rat. Aladdin will need to put those skills and his good heart to the test when whispers of a mysterious "diamond" catch up with him and threaten to destroy his new home. Filled with heart-pounding perils and rambunctious mischief, the Lost Legends series explores the untold origins of Disney's most infamous rogue boys.

About Jen Calonita

Jen Calonita is a former entertainment editor at a teen magazine who started out her career chronicling backstage life at concerts with Justin Timberlake and interviewing Zac Efron on film sets. The award-winning author of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series and the Belles series, she lives with her husband, two sons, and their Chihuahua, Captain Jack Sparrow, in Merrick, New York. For more information, visit jencalonitaonline.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on October 10, 2023

This was actually a fun little story! I loved the cameos of some beloved characters from the stories/movies. I think my favourite part, was meeting Abu - I won’t tell you any more, but just know, this part is something you never knew you needed until now. “Seek thee out; the Diamond in the rough”… t......more

Goodreads review by Emma on November 24, 2024

Diamond in the Rough, the 2nd book in Jen Calonita's Lost Legends series, is based on the oldest movie so far. Disney's original animated Aladdin movie was first released in November 1992. That was more than 30 years at this point. While I'm reading Diamond in the Rough in 2024, it first came out in......more

Goodreads review by Jess on July 03, 2023

The Lost Legends series is suited to middle grade readers and features the adventures of Disney’s most lovable roguish heroes as kids. Following the dynamite first book Lost Legends: The Rise of Flynn Rider comes the second equally enthralling read, Lost Legends: Diamond in the Rough. In this story,......more

Goodreads review by Lost Jessie on October 17, 2024

4.5 ⭐️ I really enjoyed reading this one! The story was very warm and I loved seeing some of the movie’s characters. My favorite moment was when Aladdin meets Abu! Even though I loved the book I cant give it 5 stars because I didn’t felt so connected with Aladdin like I felt with Flynn and Kristoff......more

Goodreads review by Allison on March 14, 2025

Cute reimagining of what Aladdin’s story was before we get to see him in the movie. Explains why he’s special, how he got to Agrabah and even how Abu teamed up with him. Wish it told more about his mother and tied into the Broadway song “Proud of your boy”, but overall fun story.......more

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