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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2013 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 8 Up—At her mother's insistence, Rika Kuroi, nicknamed Jet Black, has spent her young life training in the art of combat and ninja techniques-with no idea why. Her mother dies before explaining, and when Jet travels to her family's village in Japan to lay her mother's ashes to rest, she is plunged into a complicated web of ancient mysteries and family secrets. She learns that the women of her family guard a treasure passed down through generations and sought by ruthless enemies. Action-driven and rich in history, thi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013
After her mother's death, seventeen-year-old Jet Black travels to Japan and finally learns why her mother had secretly trained her in ninja and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More