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Night of the Ninjas

Mary Pope Osborne (1995)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages80 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingHistorical
CSM age6
Goodreads3.99/5 (22005)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHopeful EndingHumorQuest

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersTime-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelPortal FantasyFish out of WaterQuestMentor FigureComing of AgeHistorical Fantasy

Themes

AdventureLearning and GrowthCultural DiscoveryCourageFriendshipHistory

Synopsis

When the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Japan, Jack and Annie find themselves in a ninja master's cave where they learn ninja secrets. But they have been followed back to the tree house by evil samurai warriors. Can they remember the ninja tactics, or will the samurai get them first?

Is Night of the Ninjas appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 6 and up.

Siblings travel to ancient Japan via a magic tree house, learning about ninja culture and evading samurai in a gentle adventure perfect for early readers. Mild peril with no real violence or scary content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following Jack and Annie as they discover ninja secrets and try to escape samurai warriors in ancient Japan.

Tags

Educational FantasyTime Travel AdventureHistorical FictionSeries Fiction