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Spinjitzu Brothers #1
Spinjitzu Brothers #1: The Curse of the Cat-Eye Jewel (LEGO Ninjago)
The action-packed world of LEGO(R) NINJAGO(R) Spinjitzu comes to life in this illustrated chapter book featuring Wu and Garmadon in their early adventures on the road to becoming Spinjitzu Masters!
Wu and Garmadon both want to become Spinjitzu Masters--but there are many who stand in their way--especially each other. Will a mysterious ninja bring them closer together or prove to be their undoing. And do they have what it takes to gain the skills they need to become true legends of Spinjitzu? Find out in this all-new illustrated chapter book series featuring the LEGO NINJAGO's Spinjitzu Brothers!
Wu and Garmadon both want to become Spinjitzu Masters--but there are many who stand in their way--especially each other. Will a mysterious ninja bring them closer together or prove to be their undoing. And do they have what it takes to gain the skills they need to become true legends of Spinjitzu? Find out in this all-new illustrated chapter book series featuring the LEGO NINJAGO's Spinjitzu Brothers!
- GenresFantasyMiddle Grade
144 pages, Hardcover
Published September 21, 2021
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About the author
Tracey West
724 books540 followersTracey West is the New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Masters, a series in the Scholastic Branches line. She has written more than 400 books for kids, including the Pixie Tricks series and the Underdogs series with Kyla May.
Some readers also know Tracey for writing books based on animation such as Pokémon and LEGO Ninjago.
She currently lives in the western Catskills of New York with her husband, Bill; their adopted dogs; and a whole mess of chickens.
Some readers also know Tracey for writing books based on animation such as Pokémon and LEGO Ninjago.
She currently lives in the western Catskills of New York with her husband, Bill; their adopted dogs; and a whole mess of chickens.
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June 11, 2022
Awesome Ninjago story about Wu and Garmadon when they were younger! Loved it <3
December 22, 2023
Ciekawa książka szczególnie ten tom
December 21, 2021
A delightful and adventurous Lego NINJAGO book that gave new insights into characters~!
I am so HYPED that there are more Lego books coming out. I just LOVE making things with Lego and I have read a few books here and there Lego-themed. So of course I had to dash to my library to get more Lego books when I saw they had them in stock.
After a big mistake (well, they did save the world, but not exactly in the right way) the father of the brothers Wu and Garmadon sends them out to find a cure (tea, yes, as expected) for Garmadon. There is something dark lurking in him, and dad hopes to get it out with tea. I can already tell you, he will still turn evil. Haha, no spoilers there. You can imagine that two brothers, very different in their ways, aren’t too happy with the adventure. Well, Wu seems to be OK with it. But Garmadon would rather just sleep or eat the day away. XD
The adventure of course doesn’t go straight forward. Garmadon isn’t too excited and wants to make his own decisions. Then they meet someone else. A girl named Nineko who helps them when a big monster attacks them. I found Nineko sus from the start, especially when we see that she can do Spinjitzu. I mean, that means that she has met the boys dad… but why do the boys not know about her.. Mmm. I lovedthe parts with Nineko though, despite that I knew that something was up with her. I had fun seeing the boys learn some cat-like moves that I am sure will help with later adventures.
And things get really exciting in the later part of the book. OMG, I was already flying through the book, but with that? Flying even harder. I just HAD to know what was going to happen next.
I loved the cats at the temple, they were so cute and adorable. I am allergic a lot to cats, but I would still want to spend a few days at the temple.
I loved that back then Wu did some very impulsive things (like the scroll to help out his country). In the now with him old you don’t see him do a lot of that, he does do some zany things, but nothing out of the rules. Other than that you could still see a lot of the old Wu in the young Wu. See his determination, see his love for his brother despite everything, see that he is brave. That he is willing to undertake anything no matter what.
And yes, I wanted to hit Garmadon at times. Blah.
There is tons of adventure, shiny gems, and spinjitzu! I flew through this book and I LOVE LOVE it. Will be soon reading the second book (yes, I also got that one). Recommended to all fans of Lego/NINJAGO.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I am so HYPED that there are more Lego books coming out. I just LOVE making things with Lego and I have read a few books here and there Lego-themed. So of course I had to dash to my library to get more Lego books when I saw they had them in stock.
After a big mistake (well, they did save the world, but not exactly in the right way) the father of the brothers Wu and Garmadon sends them out to find a cure (tea, yes, as expected) for Garmadon. There is something dark lurking in him, and dad hopes to get it out with tea. I can already tell you, he will still turn evil. Haha, no spoilers there. You can imagine that two brothers, very different in their ways, aren’t too happy with the adventure. Well, Wu seems to be OK with it. But Garmadon would rather just sleep or eat the day away. XD
The adventure of course doesn’t go straight forward. Garmadon isn’t too excited and wants to make his own decisions. Then they meet someone else. A girl named Nineko who helps them when a big monster attacks them. I found Nineko sus from the start, especially when we see that she can do Spinjitzu. I mean, that means that she has met the boys dad… but why do the boys not know about her.. Mmm. I lovedthe parts with Nineko though, despite that I knew that something was up with her. I had fun seeing the boys learn some cat-like moves that I am sure will help with later adventures.
And things get really exciting in the later part of the book. OMG, I was already flying through the book, but with that? Flying even harder. I just HAD to know what was going to happen next.
I loved the cats at the temple, they were so cute and adorable. I am allergic a lot to cats, but I would still want to spend a few days at the temple.
I loved that back then Wu did some very impulsive things (like the scroll to help out his country). In the now with him old you don’t see him do a lot of that, he does do some zany things, but nothing out of the rules. Other than that you could still see a lot of the old Wu in the young Wu. See his determination, see his love for his brother despite everything, see that he is brave. That he is willing to undertake anything no matter what.
And yes, I wanted to hit Garmadon at times. Blah.
There is tons of adventure, shiny gems, and spinjitzu! I flew through this book and I LOVE LOVE it. Will be soon reading the second book (yes, I also got that one). Recommended to all fans of Lego/NINJAGO.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
February 19, 2022
nie spodziewałam sie niczego wybitnego więc się nie zawiodłam
September 19, 2023
My favorite character was Wu.
May 17, 2022
This is one of the few books which excited my 6 year old reluctant reader. It helped that he's a huge Ninjago fan and that this is a completely new story from any depicted on the TV show. The story is mainly told as a flashback memory Master Wu is sharing with his students (the main characters on the show). It follows Wu and his brother Garmadon (future evil overload) as they go on a journey to cure the growing darkness in Garmadon.
In this first installment they meet a cat ninja, more like a part-cat, part-woman who can do Spinjitzu -- this makes sense in a universe in which there are part-human, part-snake people. In exchange for teaching the brothers Catjitzu (yes, really) they agree to get the cat-eye jewel for her... but is she who she claims to be???
This works well as a transition between early readers and longer chapter books, and as a read-aloud, obviously ideal for Ninjago fans. Overall it's decently written with good action, and suffers from some of the same issues the show does, such as lack of female characters -- though the book does better than the show in this regard -- and it's weird over-the-top scenarios.
In this first installment they meet a cat ninja, more like a part-cat, part-woman who can do Spinjitzu -- this makes sense in a universe in which there are part-human, part-snake people. In exchange for teaching the brothers Catjitzu (yes, really) they agree to get the cat-eye jewel for her... but is she who she claims to be???
This works well as a transition between early readers and longer chapter books, and as a read-aloud, obviously ideal for Ninjago fans. Overall it's decently written with good action, and suffers from some of the same issues the show does, such as lack of female characters -- though the book does better than the show in this regard -- and it's weird over-the-top scenarios.
February 21, 2022
Garmadon turns evil from nineko and she uses him to get the cat eyed jewel.
Master wu helps get the cat eyed jewel by breaking the spell.
Master wu helps get the cat eyed jewel by breaking the spell.
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August 3, 2022
Good
Awesome
Cool
Read it people!
Awesome
Cool
Read it people!
August 10, 2022
I loved it so much action
October 2, 2022
My kids are big Ninjago fans and they were so excited to read this story since they’ve been waiting for more episodes. The story was exciting and they can’t wait to read more!
January 12, 2023
Amazing
June 20, 2023
Kocham Ninjago
Kocham Garmadona
Kocham Garmadona
September 20, 2023
Simple story with a nice plot twist. It’s not something u HAVE TO read in context of Ninjago story, but it’s really nice addition to it.
Want to read
February 26, 2024A
December 2, 2024
As a kid growing up watching Ninjago and not knowing until now that there were books of young Garmadon and Wu's journey, I really enjoyed this book.
April 10, 2025
way better then I expected, and actually kinda good and not just entertaining.
August 4, 2025
Entretenido ver las historias de los hermanos mucho antes de que todo se fuera al carajo
February 19, 2022
Das Geheimnis des Regenschirms
Ich muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich auf dieses Buch sehr gespannt war und ihm ein wenig skeptisch gegenüber stand, da wir beretis eein NInja-Erstlesebuch haben, dass mir nicht so gut gefallen hat.
Umso mehr war ich von diesem Buch positiv überrascht!
Das Buch ist flüssig geschrieben. Auch Menschen die nicht komplett im Ninjaversum leben, können der Handlung gut folgen.
Alle wichtigen Begrifflichkeiten sind am Ende in einem Glossar noch einmal erklärt.
Das Buch ist in 10 Kapitel gegliedert. Außerdem gibt es einen kurzen Prolog und Epilog, die das Ganz noch abrunden. Die tollen Illustrationen runden das Buch gekonnt ab.
Meine Kinder sind vom Buch absolut begeistert! Aus der Reihe wünschen wir uns noch mehr.
Ich muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich auf dieses Buch sehr gespannt war und ihm ein wenig skeptisch gegenüber stand, da wir beretis eein NInja-Erstlesebuch haben, dass mir nicht so gut gefallen hat.
Umso mehr war ich von diesem Buch positiv überrascht!
Das Buch ist flüssig geschrieben. Auch Menschen die nicht komplett im Ninjaversum leben, können der Handlung gut folgen.
Alle wichtigen Begrifflichkeiten sind am Ende in einem Glossar noch einmal erklärt.
Das Buch ist in 10 Kapitel gegliedert. Außerdem gibt es einen kurzen Prolog und Epilog, die das Ganz noch abrunden. Die tollen Illustrationen runden das Buch gekonnt ab.
Meine Kinder sind vom Buch absolut begeistert! Aus der Reihe wünschen wir uns noch mehr.
August 24, 2025
3.75⭐️
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