Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Gritty Ninja
Grow Grit Press · 2020
77/100
👍 Worth It
The Ninja Life Hacks series has earned its place in classrooms and on home bookshelves by giving kids an actual concrete tool — not just a pep talk — for managing emotional challenges, and this entry on grit and perseverance is one of the sharper ones. The illustrations are bright and appealing, the lesson is memorable, and it works beautifully as a conversation starter for parents and teachers. At this age range and length, it does exactly what it sets out to do.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness74
Craft & writing76
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers82
Age-fit93
👁 Human-eye gut-check76
Penny’s verdict77
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