Zane, Ninja of Ice

Ninjago Chapter Books #2

by Greg Farshtey

Sensei Wu wants Zane to become a Master of Ice, but he's already a master of snow. There's no mountain anywhere that's a match for his snowboard. But he'll need more than his passion for sports to master Spinjitzu.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Adventure, Chapter Books

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

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

[Matthew Tran · Rating 5 out of 5]

pretty good book since it is half of Kai Ninja of Fire. The funny and weird part was the beginning. But obviously Sensei Wu in it and telling him about the skeleton army. So that is it for now and i will update on what will happen next.

[Abby Amorsolo]

cool!

[natalie398 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually good and that hurts my heart a little

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really fast read I checked out as an e-book from my local library. I love the tv show and have decided to read this series to see how it compares. What I like best us that it expands on the series, instead of being a rehashed and reworded episode. This is a new story geaturing familiar characters. I also enjoyed the way it added onto the previous chapter book about Kai. This one went deeper into Zane's issues, which is interesting because in the show the question if Zane's origins and family comes up way later than when they collect all the Spinjitzu weapons. It was interesting to see this come up earlier than the show presented it. This particular book also provides a close up experience with the main villain, which the previous book did not do. Excellent way of upping the ante. I would recommend these for fans of the series for sure. It adds a little bit more without being too heavy in terms of reading size or comprehension. Its quick to the point and easy to follow, not to mention brief.

[Richa Mongia · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my Sons fav books.. he keeps this book with him all the time as he calls himself Ninja of Ice.. Though very few characteristics match... but he learnt many words & this book, certainly pushed him towards the love of reading !!!

[Janice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this to get a better understanding of the Ninjago universe for a program. It was actually more thoughtful than I was anticipating and I'm glad that so many children seem to love this series. I would definitely recommend it.

[cj]

Okay stories, but what is the deal with the random large print words? Annoying and distracting.

[Toby · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it how Zane said the weapons felt fake and felt like they were made of iron.

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was cool. Garmadon tricked Zane. Zane wanted to find out about his parents. But Zane tricked Garmadon.

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book so much more than the first book in the series. Though my son liked book 1, I did not. This book, however, has much more going on. Zane is a better developed character than Kai was in the first. Plus, he is just more interesting. This book has a strong central conflict: Zane's decision as to whether to provide Garmadon with the weapons of Spinjitzu in exchange for information about what had happened to his family. This internal conflict and the story connected to it was enough to capture my interest. My 6 year old, of course, liked it too. I'm not dreading the remaining books in the series quite as much any more.

[Becca Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't keep up with everything my 3rd grader reads these days. She asked me multiple times to read at least one Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu book and I finally picked this one up (I asked her to choose one for me) and read it. Not my typical genre, obviously... 😊 it was actually pretty good. Very clear good versus evil that is totally science fiction but the struggle to choose right from wrong is so relatable.

[Ashley Aolani Salisbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found a greater appreciation for Zane in this book. I didn't realize how real Zane seems and how easy it is to relate to him. Out of all the ninja, I identify with him most. I can relate to his doubts and questions and his line of thinking. He is mysterious, smart, but often misses the joke. I found myself wanting to know more about him, even though he wasn't my favorite ninja at first. His story is more interesting than the others.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not just a summary of the episodes, this book actually caught my attention and held it. I was actually very concerned by the end for the well being of the characters, but perhaps this is because I am a great Ninjago fan and Zane is my favorite character.

[Electroclan17 · Rating 4 out of 5]

[4.5] I prefer reading from Zane's perspective. I feel like you wouldn't be able to enjoy these books without knowing anything about the show or at least you wouldn't understand certain things that are mentioned.

[Sarah Hall]

Book 2 of 11

[faeriedragon · Rating 5 out of 5]

:)

[Željko Filipin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything you wanted to know about Zane.

[Emma Hailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Zane. Also Cole and Zane should kiss. Thats all. Just like a month ago with the Cole book, I read this while my friend was in the shower LOL

[Erik Forss · Rating 5 out of 5]

My babe

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

a favorite of my 6 year old

[Jude · Rating 2 out of 5]

My 5-year-old son is crazy about Lego and generally interested in the Ninjago stuff, so he gravitated toward this when he saw it in the library.

I blame myself for not giving it a quick flip-through, because I probably could have anticipated how this would have been received. This book is more appropriate for the 7 to 10 age range. It doesn't have pictures and some of the words used I'm certain my five-year-old does not know.

Before we finished it tonight, I asked my son what had been happening in the story so far.

"Garamadon is asking Zane a lot of questions." Generally, this is true. But he was missing the nuance of Garamadon attempting to trade information about Zane's unknown past in exchange for the ninja's fealty.

We've checked out three books from this series from the library, so we'll probably have these comprehension issues in the next few installments.

Then I'll try to get him to switch to "Captain Underpants," because those will have lots of pictures.

[Sherman Homeschool · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was much better than the Kai Ninja of Fire book. Zane is my absolute favorite. Ice is my favorite element. Zane is more serious and calm. Kai rushes into things without thinking it over. This book is about Zane and the mystery of his parents and his adventures as a ninja. I enjoyed this book but it's nothing special. I would recommend Warrior Cats, Seekers, Wings of Fire, Survivors, Fablehaven, and Watership Down.

[AK 김 승 주 · Rating 5 out of 5]

easy peasy lemon squeezy book. Read it and it was ok.

[Treyvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awese

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

(7yo)

[Sukhrajd · Rating 1 out of 5]

How can i read this book!