Shogo Oketani and I share the story behind writing the APALA award-winning YA novel, “Jet Black and the Ninja Wind” on this wonderful audio site featuring Maya Angelou, Neil Gaiman, Sherman Alexie, Andrea Pinkney, and so many of our heroes!
Jet Black & the Ninja Wind hits #1 on the Teen Martial Arts list
Jet Black & the Ninja Wind is a late bloomer, like me. It has been out two years and today it hit #1 on the Teen Martial Arts list. All 3 versions are on this list. As Jet says, “Gratitude.”
November, Sharjah International Book Fair, Dubai
November. Invited Presenter. Sharjah International Book Fair, Dubai, UAE. With Shogo Oketani.
Jet Black and the Ninja Wind
American School in Japan Takes on Jet Black!
Glenthorne Library on Twitter
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We were honoured to be reviewed in Way of Ninja!
CLICK HERE: We were honoured to be reviewed in Way of Ninja!
Asian American Literature Fans!
CLICK HERE to read May 5 2014 Megareview for Jet Black & The Ninja Wind!
Thank you Midwest Book Review for covering Jet Black. Our favourite line:
“It’s fine to add elements of history and international intrigue into a novel for any age group; but add wider issues of environmental and cultural preservation, greed, and choices about direction and how to handle others’ motivations, and that’s where the real essence of a quality piece has the opportunity to evolve, separating it from the deluge of shallow leisure …