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School for Crooks is a Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu chapter book in the Brick Adventures series. It is the second in this series of books and was published July 31, 2018.

Official description[]

When Kai and his friend Skylor hear there's a new villain in town running a school for crooks, it's up to the ninja to teach those bad guys a lesson. Look out villains, you're about to get schooled![1]

Summary[]

School for Crooks[]

At Chen's Noodle House, Kai receives a communication from Zane that a new criminal gang is recruiting members. Kai mentions this to Skylor, which reminds her of a recent encounter with a few guys in the restaurant who had mentioned the "School for Crooks." Though Kai was planning on investigating with Zane, Skylor convinces the Master of Fire to team up with her for old times' sake.

That evening, Skylor and Kai go to the docks, where they spot and gave chase to the cloaked figure who seems to be the leader of the criminal school. During the chase, Kai uses Airjitzu, a technique Skylor had not seen before, to bring himself and Skylor closer to the unknown individual.

The two finally corner the stranger, only for him to reveal himself as Ronin and explain that the "School for Crooks" is actually a criminal reform course. Ronin had signed on to this in a deal with the Police Commissioner to help clear his name. At the same time, reforming criminals would help stifle the actual criminal gang that Kai had heard was recruiting new members.

After explaining that he had simply fled from Kai and Skylor because he would get fewer students if it seemed that he was working with the ninja, Ronin bid the two farewell while mentioning his appreciation for the Noodle House's Puffy Potstickers.

Forced Entry[]

Nya was on her way to the far north, searching for Wu along the way, but did not find him. She alerts Lloyd of her status before going back to her real quest. Rumors of a walled village ruled by a cruel master kept people working in the fields for long hours without rest. And Nya had come to put a stop to this madness.

As she approached the gate, a guard stopped her, demanding what of her presence. She tells him she's come to visit the Master but the guard refuses to let her in, telling her no visitors were allowed with the rule of "No one in, no one out." Nya questions him if that is so before darting past him and pushing him out. She turns to continue on but a bigger guard punches her out of the gate instead. Nya shoots a burst of water at them. Unfortunately, it fizzles out when it reached the gate and Nya realizes the gate is made of Vengestone. The guards laugh and when they defeat her, they slam the gates shut, repeating the same rule.

Frustrated that did not go as planned, Nya suddenly comes up with an idea to sneak in. Half and hour later, she comes back in a villager's outfit, carrying two buckets of water on her back. When asked, she tells the same guards she went out to get water. They become outraged, realizing she left the village under their watch and could get punished. Nya casually suggests they could let her back in so it looked like she never left. The guards hurriedly agree, demanding her to stay quiet and stick to her work, once Nya is past the gate. A smile crosses her face as she assures them she will.

Getaway[]

Lloyd is chasing an intruder on the rooftop, after discovering someone had ransacked Princess Harumi's bedroom. He calls out, demanding who they are, and the thief throws off their cloak, revealing it was the princess herself. Surprised that she was not kidnapped, he asks who's in the bag, to which Harumi corrects him with what's in the bag, and shows him food. Lloyd insists that her bedroom was ransacked and the princess blushes, stating that she could be very messy. He starts to apologize when they hear guards approaching. Harumi immediately tosses some clothes from a nearby laundry line at him for a disguise and they slide down a pole.

But when they're on the ground, they see more guards marching around and hide behind laundry. They hear the leader tell the guards to question everyone, under the Emperor and Empress's orders. At the moment, Harumi nervously tells Lloyd they'll realize who she is if they speak to her, but Lloyd reassures her he'll get them both out of the situation somehow. Just then, the lead guard sees them and marches over. Lloyd steps in front of Harumi and the guard asks if he's seen anyone hanging around the palace or any intruders going in or out. He denies to both questions. The rest of the guards then start complaining how this search was getting them nowhere. Soon, Harumi sees a motorcycle leaning against a building. The lead guard then asks her if she saw anything but Lloyd interrupts them, asking which ninja they would be. The lead guard laughs and says none but they all start squabbling over which one they wanted to be anyways. While they're distracted, Lloyd and Harumi take off for the motorcycle and ride away before they notice they're gone.

Suddenly, the front tire blows and the motorcycle skids toward a cliff. Harumi then pushes Lloyd behind her and takes over the wheel, leaning into the skid and steering away from the cliff. They speed off to an alleyway, where Lloyd expresses his astonishment of her skills and thanks her for saving their lives. But Harumi humbly dismisses it, saying it was nothing compared to what the ninja were doing for the palace.

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  • Cruise ship
  • Motorcycle
  • Speedboat

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Trivia[]

  • The events in School For Crooks and Forced Entry take place before Kai's, Zane's, and Nya's entrances in "The Mask of Deception." Getaway starts out as an adaptation of the beginning of "The Jade Princess" between Lloyd and Harumi and tells how they escaped the palace grounds before going to the canal. Lloyd's Journal is set during The Mask of Deception, after Mr. E escapes Lloyd.
  • In the audiobook, Lucien Dodge narrates Lloyd's Journal, School For Crooks, and Getaway while Cassandra Morris narrates Forced Entry.[2]
  • The speedboat Kai and Skylor pilot has the appearance of the Katana V11, but in the story, it is simply an ordinary speedboat.
  • Kai used Airjitzu to get to a rooftop where Skylor had cornered Ronin. This makes it the last time the ninja used Airjitzu outside of Prime Empire.
  • The plotline of the police's promising to clear Ronin's name in return for his helping them was re-used in "Uncharted," though in that case, Ronin was simply catching criminals rather than helping reform them.
  • This book can be found on Apple Books.

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Language Name
Greek Σχολή για Κακοποιούς

References[]

Books

Ultimate Guides

Official Guide · World of Ninjago: Official Guide · The Book of Spinjitzu · The Making of the Movie · Lord Garmadon's Guide to World Domination · Garmadon Rulez! · The Book of Elemental Powers
Secret World of the Ninja: Secret World of the Ninja · Secret World of the Ninja New Edition
Character Encyclopedias: Character Encyclopedia · Character Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded · Character Encyclopedia New Edition
Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary · Visual Dictionary New Edition

Chapter books

Kai: Ninja of Fire · Zane: Ninja of Ice · Cole: Ninja of Earth · Jay: Ninja of Lightning · Snake Attack! · A Team Divided · The Search for Zane · Breakout! · The New Ninja · Legend of the Brown Ninja · Pythor's Revenge · The LEGO Ninjago Movie Junior Novel · Brick Adventures (Brother/Sister Squad · School for Crooks · Fired Up! · Legends of the Ninja) · LEGO Ninjago 5-Minute Stories · Spinjitzu Brothers (The Curse of the Cat-Eye Jewel · The Lair of Tanabrax · The Maze of the Sphinx · The Chroma's Clutches) · Quest for the Lost Powers · Tales from the Merged Realms

Readers

Way of the Ninja · Masters of Spinjitzu · The Golden Weapons · Rise of the Snakes · A Ninja's Path · Pirates vs. Ninja · The Green Ninja · Attack of the Nindroids · Techno Strike! · The Titanium Ninja · The Rescue Mission · Ninja vs. Ninja · Spy vs. Spy · The Quest for the Crystal · Return of the Djinn · Day of the Departed · Ninja in Action · Shark Attack! · Lloyd: A Hero's Journey · Mystery of the Masks · Epic Adventures · Lloyd vs. Lord Garmadon · How To Be A Ninja · Back in Action! · The Legend of Jay · Game Masters · Frenemies · The Uncharted Island · Island of Mystery! · Sneak Attack! · Mystery of the Lost Power

Graphic novels

The Challenge of Samukai · Mask of the Sensei · Rise of the Serpentine · Tomb of the Fangpyre · Kingdom of the Snakes · Warriors of Stone · Stone Cold · Destiny of Doom · Night of the Nindroids · Who is the Phantom Ninja? · Comet Crisis · Tournament of Elements · Ghost Ninja · From Ghosts to Pirates · The Untold Tales of Skybound · Dark Island Trilogy (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3) · Garmadon (Issue 1 · Issue 2 · Issue 3 · Issue 4 · Issue 5) · Shatterspin (Issue 1)

Activity books

The Chosen Four · Spinning Power · Ninja vs. Snakes Activity Books · Ninja vs. Nindroids · The Tournament of Elements · Spot the Samurai-Droid · The Way of the Ghost · Attack of the Sky Pirates · The Djinn Menace · Choose Your Hero · Giant Ninja Activity Book · Friends for Life · Book of Secrets · The Hands of Time · Book of Mazes · The Ultimate Ninja Training Manual · Lord Garmadon, Evil Dad · Garmadon Attack! · THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE: Official Annual 2018 · The Conqueror Garmadon's Activity Journal · Sons of Garmadon · Ninja Missions · Two Realms · Ninja vs. Dragon Hunters · Favourite Foes · Into the Fire · Secrets of the Ninja · Ninja Mission: Garmadon vs. Lloyd · Out & About · Gear up for Action! · Game Time! · Choose Your Ninja Mission · Garmadon From Good to Bad · Trials of the Green Ninja · Book of Adventures (2020 · 2022 · 2023) · Golden Ninja · A Job for the Ninja · Sssnake Time · Ninja Style · · Nya's Powers
Box Sets: LEGO Ninjago Spinjitzu Card Collection Holder · Brickmaster Ninjago · Brickmaster Ninjago: Fight the Power of the Snakes · LEGO Ninjago: Build Your Own Adventure · LEGO Ninjago: Build Your Own Adventure Greatest Ninja Battles · Gift Set Boxes (2017 · 2018 · 2022) · Destiny's Bounty Adventure Box · Build and Stick: Dragons · LEGO Ninjago 5-Minute Builds
Coloring Books: Fun to Colour · Fight & Doodle! · Clash & Scribble! · Fun to Color

Sticker books

Lego Ninjago: Ready, Steady, Stick! Sticker Activity · Lego® Ninjago: Ready, Steady, Stick! · LEGO Ninjago: Ready, Steady, Stick!: Sticker Activity Book · Lego Ninjago: Ready, Steady, Stick! · THE LEGO® NINJAGO MOVIE: Ready Steady Stick! · LEGO Ninjago Ultimate Sticker Collection · Ultimate Sticker Collection: The LEGO Ninjago Movie · Street Duels · 1001 Stickers · 1001 Stickers: Race and Fight · Sticker Scenes · Ready and Waiting · Ninja Masters: Design with Stickers

LEGO Club Magazine

Mid-Air Mayhem! · Ninja Ambush! · You Just Can't Get Good Help! · Race for the Masks! · Danger: Dieselnaut! · Golden Days · Aspheera Rises! · The Search for Zane · Race to Danger! · Into the Storm! · All Tied Up! · A Ninja Sharpens Ninja! · Lloyd's Escape · The Source of Power · The Great Battle · The Tower

Ninjago Magazine

Ninjago: 1. Meet the Ninja · 2. Top Secrets Revealed · 3. Prepare for Danger · 4. Issue 4 · 5. Packed with Ninja Fun! · 6. Full of Ninja Action! · 7. Ghost Alert! · 8. Ghost Attack · 9. Who's Scared of Ghosts? 10. Monster Attack · 11. Beware the Sky Pirates! · 12. Ninja in Danger! · 13. Pirate Attack! · 14. Ninja Explosion! · 15. Take the Spinjitzu Challenge · 16. Meet the New Ninja · 17. Issue 17 · 18. Issue 18 · 19. Ninja Beware! · 20. Top Secret! · 21. Dojo Danger · 22. Kapow! · 23. Snake Battle! · 24. Battle for Zane! · 25. Ninjago City in Danger! · 26. A Date with Destiny · 27. Desert Duel! · 28. Rogue Ninja! · 29. Boom! · 30. Techno Clash · 31. Issue 31 · 32. Rock Solid! · 33. Green Ninja! · 34. Your Ninja Adventure Begins Here! · 35. Biker Battle in the City! · 36. Attack of the Jungle Monster! · 37. Battle of the Beasts and Bikers! · 38. Garmadon is Back for Evil! · 39. The Ninja Heroes are Missing! · 40. Rebel Ninja · 41. Ice Blast! · 42. Dragon Race! · 43. Secret Mission · 44. Ninja vs. Garmadon · 45. Return of the Dragons! · 46. Green Ninja to the Rescue! · 47 Jailbreak! · 48. Lost Dragons! · 49. Battle Ready! · 50. Battle! · 51. Ninja vs. Oni · 52. A New Adventure! · 53. Beware! · 54. Issue 54 · 55. Blazing Battle! · 56. Desert Showdown with Pyro Vipers! · 57. Showdown! · 58. Samurai Storm! · 59. High Speed! · 60. Games Masters · 61. Game Over · 62. Secret Mission · 63. Speed Demons! · 64. Final Battle! · 65. Shintaro Secrets Revealed! · 66. Dungeon Monsters! · 67. Monstrous Mission! · 68. Ninja Legend! · 69. Yikes! · 70. Invincible Beast · 71. Ship Wrecked! · 72. Full Speed Ahead! · 73. Jailbreak! · 74. Island Attack! · 75. Ocean Race! · 76. Hunted! · 77. Island Challenge! · 78. Jungle Warrior! · 79. Sea Monsters! · 80. Father vs Son! · 81. Mech vs Monster! · 82. Ocean Beasts! · 83. Ocean Escape! · 84. Ocean Invaders! · 85. Can Jay Save Nya? · 86. Monster Panic! · 87. Spinjitzu! · 88. Mega Mech! · 89. Water Hazard! · 90. Pirate Problem! · 91. Water Dragon! · 92. Day of Destruction! · 93. Ninja vs Ninja! · 94. Evil Unleashed! · 95. Showdown! · 96. Fortress of Doom! · 97. Jungle Chase! · 98. Under Arrest! · 99. Beast Attack! · 100. Elemental Powers! · 101. Massive Critters! · 102. Robot Rage! · 103. Bandit Raid!
Ninjago: Dragons Rising: 104. Metal Mayhem! · 105. Monster Hunt Chaos! · 106. Showdown in the Sky! · 107. Danger in the Jungle! · 108. Dragons in Danger! · 109. Ninja's Dragon Battle! · 110. Return of the Photac Beasts! · 111. Lloyd's Epic Mission!
The LEGO Ninjago Movie: The Biggest Ninja Mission of all Time!
Ninjago: Legacy: 1. Golden Ninja! · 2. Snake Attack! · 3. No Fear! · 4. Mega Missions! · 5. Dojo Danger! · 6. Evil Invaders! · 7. Mighty Mechs! · 8. Earth Ninja! · 9. Garmadon Attacks! · 10. Snake Suprise! · 11. Ghost Attack! · 14. Dragon Fury! · 15. Prison Break! · 16. Kidnapped!
Miscellaneous: Ninjago Magazine 1 · Ninjago Magazine 2

Online Readings

Way of the Departed · The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye · Amber Spiral

Other

The Way of Ninjago · LEGO LEGO Let's LEGO Ninjago!!
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