Enemy Rising (Hiro's Quest, No.1) by Tracey West (age 7 - 10). Hiro had heard stories about Fujita. The evil ninja was said to have mysterious powers. And no ninja who had faced him had lived to talk about it. And now his shadow loomed over Hiro's remote mountain village. Fujita sought an ancient amulet that would bring him one step closer to absolute power over the Kenkoro kingdom. But Hiro still had much to learn. [Fic]/Wes (Quick Picks)