Books like Sam Samurai by Jon Scieszka

A playful, meta‑twist on classic fairy tales, where characters rewrite the story and even the book’s layout.

A young woman with a secret time‑travel talent thrusts into history, partnering with a gifted male relative to uncover family lies and protect London across centuries.

An adventurous quest to Japan unfolds when a curious 7‑year‑old and his friend hunt a legendary samurai scroll, battling ninjas and saving the day in a whimsical tale of mystery and history.

Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a new adventure to rescue a beautiful unicorn, blending magic and mystery.

Jack and Annie find themselves in the American Civil War era after a trip from their magic tree house, where they encounter Clara Barton and learn about the conflict’s impact.

Jack and Annie use their magic tree house to travel back to the American Revolution, where they aid General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.

The Magic Tree House duo Jack and Annie travel back to feudal Japan, where they discover the culture and skills of the ninja.

Jack and Annie travel back to 1889 Paris to deliver Merlin’s message to four mysterious magicians amid the excitement of the World’s Fair.

Jack and Annie journey back 2,000 years to ancient China in a magic treehouse, racing to recover a legendary text before the Dragon King burns the Imperial Library.

Jack and Annie journey back in time to 1621 New Plymouth, where they help celebrate the first Thanksgiving alongside the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians.

Jack and Annie journey to Elizabethan London in their magic tree house, stepping into an A Midsummer Night’s Dream production as actors while attempting to rescue a tame bear.

A classroom lesson turns a student’s enthusiasm for math into a persistent math anxiety that feels like a curse.

A samurai's journey through the strife-ridden sixteenth century Japan

In Washington, D.C., twelve‑year‑old Florian Bates, an FBI consulting detective, and his best friend Margaret outwit criminals and stop the largest art theft in United States history.

The true story behind James Clavell's best-selling Shogun, Samurai William is the incredible tale of a man who tried to bridge two very different cultures during one of the earliest and most fascinating encounters between East and West. In 1611, the merchants of London's East India Company received a startling letter from Japan, written by a marooned English mariner named William Adams. Even though foreigners had been denied access to this unknown land for centuries, Adams had been living there for years. He had taken a Japanese name, risen to the highest levels in the ruling shogun's court, and was now offering his services as adviser and interpreter. Seven adventurers were sent to Japan with orders to find and befriend Adams in the belief that he held the key to exploiting the riches to be discovered there. But, overwhelmed by the exotic attractions of this new and forbidden country, and failing to grasp the intricacies of a culture so different from their own, the Englishmen quickly found themselves at odds with the ruling shogun. For more than a decade, the English, helped by Adams, attempted trade with the shogun. Faced with the difficulties of communicating, and hounded by scheming Jesuit monks and fearsome Dutch assassins, they eventually found themselves in a desperate battle for their lives. - Jacket flap.

Ghost, Cormac, and Kate, each with unique abilities, join the Black Lotus ninja training school to stop a Samurai‑run Empire from locating the Moon Sword, a powerful relic hidden in sixteenth‑century Japan.