In this exciting new chapter book series from New York Times-bestselling author Tracey West, a ninja-in-training must use skills he doesn't know he has to defeat a deadly enemy. When Hiro's family is plagued by a mysterious moon sickness, it's up to him to find a cure. Hiro, Aya, and Yoshi must journey to an ancient monastery to find answers. But along the way, they encounter the bakeneko--magical, shape-shifting cats who pose as Hiro's brothers to confuse and waylay them. To save his family, Hiro must defeat the shadow-stealing bakeneko--and the evil monk who controls them....

 

This book is part of a book series called Hiros Quest .

This book was published 2010 by Scholastic US .

Craig Phillips has been creating cover art and drawings for books, comics, and magazines for nearly two decades. He is most at home working on tales about myth and magic. His latest book- Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts: Ten Tales from the Deep, Dark Woods -is a 200-page graphic novel about just that! It will be in stores in May 2017. When he is not drawing and writing, he likes to swim in the lakes and walk in the forests and mountains of New Zealand. Visit him at CraigPhillips. com. au. Tracey West has written more than 200 books for young readers and is the author of the popular Smithsonian No Way . Way! fact book series, including No Way . Way! Road Trip ; No Way . Way! Are You My Dinner? and No Way . Way! Stinky, Sticky, Sneaky Stuff . She lives in Pearl River, New York.