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Tashjian, Janet

My Life as a Ninja

219 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62779-889-1 $13.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Jake Tashjian. In the sixth My Life book, Derek's friends' interest in ninjas leads them to martial-arts classes with Sensei Takai, who doesn't show them the "ninja moves" they expect. Abundant subplots--graffiti appears at school, Carly directs the musical, Derek's dad's new job is not what it seems, poison oak sidelines Derek--make for a choppy read; cartoon marginalia and likable characters help compensate for the unfocused plot.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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