Jay: Ninja of Lightning

Ninjago Chapter Books #4

by Greg Farshtey

Masters of Spinjitzu: a new force to save the world!

The next book in the Lego Ninjago Chapter Book series!

Jay is much like the element he represents: fast and full of energy. Always good in a fight, always up for a laugh, and always, always inventing. Even if those inventions don't always turn out the way he wants!

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Chapter Books, Fantasy, Adventure

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Greg Farshtey is the author of the popular BIONICLE chapter books and Level 3 readers, as well as the long-running BIONICLE comic book series. His day job is Editor-in-Chief and head writer for the LEGO Club Magazine and the LEGO BrickMaster Magazine.

Greg has been writing since fourth grade. After earning a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo, he worked as a reporter, sports editor, game designer and editor, and copywriter before joining LEGO Company in 2000. Before becoming involved with BIONICLE, he wrote game material for such diverse properties as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Tales From the Crypt.

Greg is the author of more than 30 novels and guidebooks, as well as the author or co-author of more than 35 game sourcebooks and adventures.

He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Far...

Reviews

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Owen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's about bones. They sneak attack on the village and were hiding in trees. It's about Jay and they find a bullet that shot through the house. Their friend was really a bad guy too.

[Rebecca Heywood · Rating 3 out of 5]

read this one with my son. He loved it. I felt it was choppy and weird. Maybe I just needed to know the lego ninja background first.

[Željko Filipin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything you wanted to know about Jay.

[Bella · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean I love Jay but the story was something like it's trash but it's Jay.

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loved this story. We read it together and it was definitely cute.
We read it in 2 nights and it was an enjoyable read.

[Sarah Hall]

Book 4 of 11

[c haden-homer]

Jay is my favorite ninja but sadly Lloyd is gonna be the green ninja

[Vidyuth Gowtham · Rating 5 out of 5]

favorite series the bestlol

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

BAIII AME
ME ENCANTA QUE ESTO ESTA AMBIENTADO EN EL PILOTO
PERMISO, VOY A VER COMO CHUCHA CONSIGO LOS OTROS TRES.

[Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fabulous read for fans of the hit lego series, Ninjago. We loved getting to learn more about Jay and enjoyed reading about some his and the team's adventures. Like the other three books in this series, the story starts off with an entry about his Ninja from Sensei Wu's journal and than leads right into the first of the two stories featured in this book.

The first book is a short read called Dragon's Roar which is taken from one of the episodes that's aired on TV where the young ninja's meet their dragons. The bulk of this book is the chapter book featuring the story The Truth Seeker, which takes fans on a brand new adventure with Jay, Zane, Cole and Kai. Jay is one of our favorite ninja's, because he always provides the right amount of humor in any situation, no matter how dangerous it is.

Though we fell in love the TV series before the books were out, my son has fallen in love with the books just as much as he loves the series. He carries these around with him all the time. As a parent it's so rewarding watching my kids get lost in a good book. I HIGHLY recommend picking up the books. If you have a young fan of this series I strongly recommend looking into picking up each of the books in the series. This series of books is perfect for 1st and 2nd grade reading levels.

[Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

When reading a kids' book about ninja (even ninja of the Lego variety), one expects there to be a lot of action and intrigue. This one focuses more on intrigue, as the plot centers on a mystery rather than on combat. I wanted to like the mystery element, and the emphasis on problem-solving and critical thinking, but it could have been handled better. The characters were not terribly compelling, the stakes weren't high enough, the clues were a little impenetrable given the target audience, and the gimmicks were a little too gimmicky. I would have liked to see more humor as well, as Jay is typically quite the jokester. My son liked it though, and it held his attention throughout. Also on a positive note, there was a bit of moral ambiguity which was refreshing from a franchise that tends to be more good-vs.-evil.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book with my two boys. Jay and Kai arrive in a town to purchase supplies. They fight with the vendor and that night his store is attacked and he is killed. Jay and Kai are accused of killing him because the poles were knocked down by a kick from a ninja. It was really cute and the boys love the ninjas.

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Ninjago book so far!

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sawyer liked it. Me, not so much.

[Michael]

It was funny i guess :|

[Allison ༻hikes the bookwoods༺]

Interest Level Grades 2 - 5
Grade Level Equivalent 4.9
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[Kelly Paradise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda boring compared to the others I've read so far, and it feels like Jay doesn't get as much character development either.

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Asher (7yo) read.

[Andrew G Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love new stories about jay

I am a HUGE fan of jay and I'm 14
Defiantly recommended best ninjago book ever read about jay must buy

[Debbie ♪ ♫ ‼ ♫ ♪ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Porter says:

This book was amazing. I really enjoyed reading it. It was very good.