Joey and Johnny: The Ninjas (Series) by Kevin Serwacki and Chris Pallace - 10/10

Prepare to laugh out loud at these humorous tales of a group of friends and their adventures at a prestigious ninja academy told by an interrupting narrator.

Tag along as the action-obsessed Joey and his eccentric best friend Johhny try to become amazing ninjas while attempting to manage the volatile moods of the school's headmaster Fang Swan, uncover the forces plotting against them, chaperone the new exchange student - superhero sidekick in training Knight-Lite, and discover the secret mission Peony, their friend the school's top stealth student, has been sneaking away to work on.

*While these books are probably more directed at middle school boys, they have strong female characters and appeal to a much broader audience (such as me - and hopefully you). Each page holds new surprises that will keep you constantly on your toes, and the narration turns every scene into an adventure (not that there are many moments of rest for our intrepid friends anyway).

**Also, fair warning, only the first book was developed into an audiobook.