6th-grader Chase Cooper shares his experiences starting at a different school where he only knows his cousin Zoe, and he is recruited into a group of school-aged ninjas.

In this twist on "Little Red Riding Hood," a certain wolf trains to be a ninja in order to catch his prey, but he is not the only one mastering a martial art.

Buchanan School is holding an election for new class president, and Chase Cooper's sister, Zoe, is running. Meanwhile, Chase refuses to join a Scavenger club, who then responds by trying to ruin Chase with every opportunity. Everyone seems to hate him now, and a reporter tries to expose his secret ninja clan to the school. Worst. Week. Ever.

Cole, Zane, Jay, and Kai must defeat their teacher Sensei Wu.

There's a big talent show at 6th-grader Chase Cooper's school. Everything is going well until someone sets a wild animal loose and trashed the stage during rehearsal. Now Chase is racing against the clock as he deals with a some new ninjas, an ugly moose costume and a missing bird.

Kai's sister, Nya, is kidnapped and he must learn Spinjitzu from Sensei Wu, a mysterious old man, to rescue her.

Zane, a member of Sensei Wu's team of ninja warriors who has no memories, wants to find answers about his past, but getting them might put the whole team in danger.

Under the leadership of Sensei Wu, the Masters of Spinjitzu, joined by a contrite Lord Garmadon and his son Lloyd, travel throughout the world to dismantle the doomsday devices that were set up by Garmadon and timed to activate in the event of his defeat

When Zane, the non-human member of the Spinjitzu team, is asked to join the nindroid ranks, he must decide if he will betray his friends

"Sensei Wu has sent Cole, Jay, Kai, and Zane on their first mission. The four Ninjago warriors must recover the Scythe of Quakes, one of the Four Golden Weapons, before they can go head-to-head with Lord Garmadon. But Kai has his own ideas about how to recover the Weapon. Can Cole, Jay, and Zane convince him they're all playing for the same team?"--p. 4 of cover.