Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Jay, Ninja of Lightning
Greg Farshtey · 2014
62/100
👎 Skip It
Jay is a likable, funny character and the 76-page length is exactly right for newly independent readers stepping up from easy readers, but this is franchise merchandise first and a chapter book second. Kids already deep in the Ninjago universe will enjoy it; everyone else will find it thin on plot and character.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance52
craft58
originality45
accuracy75
hype68
age-fit82
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict62
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