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Lunch Lady #1
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1
From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.Serving justice . . . and lunch! Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn’t dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? Does she have a lot of cats at home? Little do they know, Lunch Lady doesn’t just serve sloppy joes—she serves justice! Whatever danger lies ahead, it’s no match for LUNCH LADY!
96 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2009
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka
64 books922 followersJarrett J. Krosoczka, known since boyhood as "JJK," is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers—qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and bookstores over the past twenty years.
In addition to his work in print, Krosoczka produced, directed, and performed in the full-cast audiobook adaptations of his graphic novels. The Hey, Kidoo audiobook garnered both Audie and Odyssey Awards for excellence in audiobook production. The Lunch Lady audiobook cast is led by Kate Flannery (The Office) and is rounded out by famed audiobook narrators and real kid actors! Krosoczka has been a guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, has been profiled in The New York Times, was featured on Good Morning America, and has delivered three TED Talks, which have accrued millions of views online. Krosoczka has garnered millions of more views online via the tutorials he has produced for YouTube and TikTok. As well as working on his books' film and television adaptions, Krosoczka has also written for The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+) and served as a consultant for Creative Galaxy (Prime Video), and appeared in live segments for the show.
Realizing that his books can inspire young readers beyond the page, Krosoczka founded School Lunch Hero Day, a national campaign celebrating school lunch staff. A consummate advocate for arts education, Krosoczka also established the Joseph and Shirley Krosoczka Memorial Youth Scholarships, which fund art classes for underprivileged children in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Krosoczka lives in western Massachusetts with his spouse, their three children, pugs Ralph and Frank, and a French bulldog named Bella Carmella.
In addition to his work in print, Krosoczka produced, directed, and performed in the full-cast audiobook adaptations of his graphic novels. The Hey, Kidoo audiobook garnered both Audie and Odyssey Awards for excellence in audiobook production. The Lunch Lady audiobook cast is led by Kate Flannery (The Office) and is rounded out by famed audiobook narrators and real kid actors! Krosoczka has been a guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, has been profiled in The New York Times, was featured on Good Morning America, and has delivered three TED Talks, which have accrued millions of views online. Krosoczka has garnered millions of more views online via the tutorials he has produced for YouTube and TikTok. As well as working on his books' film and television adaptions, Krosoczka has also written for The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+) and served as a consultant for Creative Galaxy (Prime Video), and appeared in live segments for the show.
Realizing that his books can inspire young readers beyond the page, Krosoczka founded School Lunch Hero Day, a national campaign celebrating school lunch staff. A consummate advocate for arts education, Krosoczka also established the Joseph and Shirley Krosoczka Memorial Youth Scholarships, which fund art classes for underprivileged children in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Krosoczka lives in western Massachusetts with his spouse, their three children, pugs Ralph and Frank, and a French bulldog named Bella Carmella.
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March 3, 2012
OMG!!! This might be the best book series EVER!! Ok they are written for children but hear me out...
The breakfast bunch has always wondered what the Lunch Lady does on her time off... does she have 100 cats, does she have a family to take care of or is she a secret agent?? well one of those ideas is close to the truth...
The Lunch Lady thwarts evil with the help of her gadget making fellow lunch lady Betty!! The boiler room is home to their secret hideout, with gadgets galore and surveillance of the entire school they can see trouble before anyone else knows it is there.
You have to love this series because at one point or another we have all wondered what the people that we deal with every day does when we are not around...
With gadgets like: a spatu-copter (yep a spatula that turns into a small helicopter device), milk cams all over the school for surveillance, a lunch tray laptop, a spork phone, and many others I would challenge anyone not to chuckle at these stories...
The breakfast bunch has always wondered what the Lunch Lady does on her time off... does she have 100 cats, does she have a family to take care of or is she a secret agent?? well one of those ideas is close to the truth...
The Lunch Lady thwarts evil with the help of her gadget making fellow lunch lady Betty!! The boiler room is home to their secret hideout, with gadgets galore and surveillance of the entire school they can see trouble before anyone else knows it is there.
You have to love this series because at one point or another we have all wondered what the people that we deal with every day does when we are not around...
With gadgets like: a spatu-copter (yep a spatula that turns into a small helicopter device), milk cams all over the school for surveillance, a lunch tray laptop, a spork phone, and many others I would challenge anyone not to chuckle at these stories...
July 24, 2015
This is the review of my 7 year old daughter Sydney.
I did not like this book and I did not finish reading it. The book is like a comic book and there are lots of pictures but not a lot of words. I like books that have more words in them. I thinks that boys (and maybe some girls) will like this book more than me. I won't read any other books in the series.
I did not like this book and I did not finish reading it. The book is like a comic book and there are lots of pictures but not a lot of words. I like books that have more words in them. I thinks that boys (and maybe some girls) will like this book more than me. I won't read any other books in the series.
December 16, 2020
I've been reading through some recommended easy-readers looking for fun books for my niece, who is moving up from picture books. This has a cute and silly concept (the lunch lady is a jollier Batman; the janitor is her Alfred making food-themed gadgets) but I didn't enjoy the story or pictures as much as my previous tot read, The Bad Guys: Episode 1.
Out of curiosity: Fellow Former Kids, did your grade school have Lunch Ladies and were they called that? Mine didn't have a cafeteria or any cooking facilities, so I missed out on this phenomenon.
Out of curiosity: Fellow Former Kids, did your grade school have Lunch Ladies and were they called that? Mine didn't have a cafeteria or any cooking facilities, so I missed out on this phenomenon.
May 29, 2012
You can tell that author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka has a pass ion about comics and graphic novels through this book. It’s amazing that the illustrations only include the colors yellow, gray, and black, yet readers are swept away into this animated world. Because there is a lot on each page, more colors may have been more distracting to the reader. The transitions between scenes and conversations are so smooth that I literally felt like I was watching television. I could imagine it so vividly in my head that I completely forgot that I was reading.
Not only are the pictures engaging and fun to look at, this book is hilarious and would be a perfect pick for children who either hate reading, or just appreciate comics and cartoons. The three kids in the book are just a bunch of average kids that are very relatable. The lunch lady’s job is not only to serve delicious meals but to serve justice. It is a random, perfect plotline for a humorous, engaging superhero story. Jarrett Krosoczka packs so much into this little book—interesting weapons, secret boiler rooms, and crazy robots. To me, the best part is just how great the expressions and each character are. These illustrations do the storyline justice, and even increase the effectiveness of this graphic novel! Some may argue that there is too much going on in each page and perhaps younger children will turn away from this book due to the amount of stimulus packed in, but I feel like second to third graders will truly appreciate this book!
I also like how this book is little. I expected it to be the size of a large picture book. However, it works well as a littler “novel”-looking book, to appeal to elementary students who are quickly moving to longer and more challenging books. It fits easily in any bag, and is ready to immerse any reader into this hilarious superhero world.
Not only are the pictures engaging and fun to look at, this book is hilarious and would be a perfect pick for children who either hate reading, or just appreciate comics and cartoons. The three kids in the book are just a bunch of average kids that are very relatable. The lunch lady’s job is not only to serve delicious meals but to serve justice. It is a random, perfect plotline for a humorous, engaging superhero story. Jarrett Krosoczka packs so much into this little book—interesting weapons, secret boiler rooms, and crazy robots. To me, the best part is just how great the expressions and each character are. These illustrations do the storyline justice, and even increase the effectiveness of this graphic novel! Some may argue that there is too much going on in each page and perhaps younger children will turn away from this book due to the amount of stimulus packed in, but I feel like second to third graders will truly appreciate this book!
I also like how this book is little. I expected it to be the size of a large picture book. However, it works well as a littler “novel”-looking book, to appeal to elementary students who are quickly moving to longer and more challenging books. It fits easily in any bag, and is ready to immerse any reader into this hilarious superhero world.
January 18, 2013
Lunch Lady is extremely hilarious. It's about three kids that find out that their lunch lady is a secret agent/spy. The kids find out that she uses food and kitchen gadgets as spy tools. For example, a banana boomerang, a spatula helicopter and taco vision goggles.
The lunch lady is on a mission to find out why the teachers who never missed a day have a substitute. The kids accidentally stumble upon it and get captured. I am not going to spoil it so I'll stop there.
I think it would have been better if the author had put in more gadgets and gave the lunch lady have a robot side kick. It would have been nice if she could have added a tiny bit more action (not that it has no action).
I give it five stars and recommend it to anyone who likes quirky comedy for young readers.
The lunch lady is on a mission to find out why the teachers who never missed a day have a substitute. The kids accidentally stumble upon it and get captured. I am not going to spoil it so I'll stop there.
I think it would have been better if the author had put in more gadgets and gave the lunch lady have a robot side kick. It would have been nice if she could have added a tiny bit more action (not that it has no action).
I give it five stars and recommend it to anyone who likes quirky comedy for young readers.
May 5, 2016
What a cute graphic novel for grades 2 to 5. I picked this up because I work as a lunch lady in an elementary school so I could relate to the story. The book is told in pictures but only uses the colors yellow, black and white. It is quite comical how the main character fights off crime using kitchen utensils and I too in real life have questioned some substitutes with their odd behavior. There are other books in this series.
July 4, 2021
Apparently this was a better book for an almost eight year old boy than a ten year old girl…🤷🏻♀️
At least in our house!
Liam rates 10/10 - in particular he thought all “the food things she says” to be quite funny! Perfect for a rising third grader!
At least in our house!
Liam rates 10/10 - in particular he thought all “the food things she says” to be quite funny! Perfect for a rising third grader!
January 31, 2015
So cute! Literally read it in 5 minutes. This would be perfect for kids.
August 4, 2016
super cute graphic novel for kids :) had me laughing at all the food stuff!
August 30, 2016
This very silly graphic novel is quite a bit of fun. A unique superhero battles the forces of evil in a supposedly ordinary grade school.
December 30, 2018
Would you believe that I have never read a LUNCH LADY book? It is laugh-out-loud funny! Just the thing for kids who think that they don't like to read.
January 19, 2021
My nine-year-old son loved this book and is already asking for the rest of the series. It’s written in a comic book style that makes it quick and easy to read. The characters are fun and hilarious. I think young girls would like it too.
September 11, 2016
"The Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute" was an amazing book, and I even enjoyed it as a college student. I normally do not prefer graphic novels and comics, because they can be difficult to read and you need to interpret the picture and text together. This graphic novel was so entertaining and funny, I read it in about a half hour, even though it is about 60 pages. I could easily read it again because there were many details in the illustrations that I did not catch the first time. The story takes place in a school and centers on three students, Hector, Terrance and Dee. They wonder what their lunch lady does, and begin to follow her. They discover that she is a spy, after deciding to risk getting in trouble and follow the lunch lady on their bikes. This leads them to a building where the lunch lady is about to discover a big mystery that has been holding the reader in suspense the whole book, and the students learn what the lunch lady is. The mystery surrounds why t Mr. OConnell, the math teacher, is out sick when he hasn't been sick in twenty years. The substitute teacher is peculiar looking and when they find nothing but a CD in his briefcase, and he gets defensive about eating cookies. The book begins with two separate stories of the three students, and the actions of the lunch lady within the same setting of the school. The reader figures out that she is a spy and protector of the school by the first few pages, unlike the students. However by the end, these stories seamlessly integrate into one, and the mystery ties together. What is going on to the teachers in the school? Will the lunch lady and the three students solve it?
This novel is definitely high quality children's literature as it has been nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in 2010, the novel's visual and literary elements are well developed and thought out, and the book relates and connects to almost all types of readers. The illustrations are mostly in comic book style and cartoon art, with small boxes of pictures, but there are exceptions. Some images are a double spread and take up the whole page, which typically indicate that the image is more important and a large amount of action is taking place. For example, towards the end of the book where the lunch lady has to fight and she is making discoveries, the images are really large. The color scheme used is black, white and yellow, where it reminds the reader that this book is light hearted and casual, as if someone quickly sketched these drawings. The yellow is used to highlight and define the objects the characters the reader should pay attention to, such as the lunch lady's yellow cape and yellow gloves, that she uses to climb in one scene. The illustrations capture movement so well that reading the story is similar to watching a cartoon, where the character's are constantly moving. The words such as "foomp","boom" and "whoosh" indicate the noise and movement going on within the pictures. The repeated pattern of the word "BRRRRIIINNNNGGG" and the yellow image of the bell, tells the reader that not only is the sound of the school bell going off, but it indicates a break within the story and possibly a start of a new scene. The literary elements are unique because the way words and expressions are used in new ways. The lunch lady has her own theme of language and says things like "Good Gravy", for oh no, "Sweet Potatoes" for awesome. My favorite expression she says is, "I'm on him like cheese on macaroni". The lunch lady has many spy gadgets with creative names, such as "Bananarang" and "Spatu-copter". The dialogue also flows well, and is exciting, for example, Milmoe says, "HA! Nice books, book face! About that lunch money...". There are puns, play on words and textual elements that indicate sound and other actions. Lastly, this book is high quality because it can relate to children and adults. Adults would enjoy reading this to children, and children would relate to the feelings of being in school, bullying, going on adventures, getting involved, and serving justice that this book touches on. I would recommend "The Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute" for anyone who enjoys a humorous, action packed book.
This novel is definitely high quality children's literature as it has been nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in 2010, the novel's visual and literary elements are well developed and thought out, and the book relates and connects to almost all types of readers. The illustrations are mostly in comic book style and cartoon art, with small boxes of pictures, but there are exceptions. Some images are a double spread and take up the whole page, which typically indicate that the image is more important and a large amount of action is taking place. For example, towards the end of the book where the lunch lady has to fight and she is making discoveries, the images are really large. The color scheme used is black, white and yellow, where it reminds the reader that this book is light hearted and casual, as if someone quickly sketched these drawings. The yellow is used to highlight and define the objects the characters the reader should pay attention to, such as the lunch lady's yellow cape and yellow gloves, that she uses to climb in one scene. The illustrations capture movement so well that reading the story is similar to watching a cartoon, where the character's are constantly moving. The words such as "foomp","boom" and "whoosh" indicate the noise and movement going on within the pictures. The repeated pattern of the word "BRRRRIIINNNNGGG" and the yellow image of the bell, tells the reader that not only is the sound of the school bell going off, but it indicates a break within the story and possibly a start of a new scene. The literary elements are unique because the way words and expressions are used in new ways. The lunch lady has her own theme of language and says things like "Good Gravy", for oh no, "Sweet Potatoes" for awesome. My favorite expression she says is, "I'm on him like cheese on macaroni". The lunch lady has many spy gadgets with creative names, such as "Bananarang" and "Spatu-copter". The dialogue also flows well, and is exciting, for example, Milmoe says, "HA! Nice books, book face! About that lunch money...". There are puns, play on words and textual elements that indicate sound and other actions. Lastly, this book is high quality because it can relate to children and adults. Adults would enjoy reading this to children, and children would relate to the feelings of being in school, bullying, going on adventures, getting involved, and serving justice that this book touches on. I would recommend "The Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute" for anyone who enjoys a humorous, action packed book.
March 14, 2018
How the alliances began between the Lunch Ladies and the kids who are in on their crime-fighting secrets. Silly and fun.
November 29, 2018
I like this book because I love comics. I bet lots of other people like comic books too. I have many favorite parts in this book.
June 12, 2012
The graphic novel, Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, by Jarrett Krosoczka, is a hilarious story of a lunch lady and her assistant who equip themselves with high tech kitchen gadgets that help serve and protect the community and school they work for. This book is geared for children (male and female) ages 7-10 years old. The novel begins when Lunch Lady becomes suspicious of an absent teacher and his sinisterly odd substitute. While Lunch Lady (this is her name) and Betty (her assistant) are working the case, three students deemed “The Breakfast Bunch” become very curious about Lunch Lady and her day to day duties. Of course, they assume she is a boring woman with no life outside the cafeteria…but soon enough they will find out just how important her role is at the school. This graphic novel was nominated for the 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees under the Best Publication for Kids Award.
There are not many heroes with a more passionately divergent alter ego. The clever touches of superhero lunch gadgets throughout the book are supported by the inventions Betty has created for Lunch Lady. Krosoczka does a brilliant job of tying together lunch themes with superhero qualities. Case and point…the hidden lab behind a fridge where Betty has spent her time inventing weapons such as helicopter spatulas, exploding chicken nuggets, a lunch tray laptop, and my personal favorite…the fish stick numb chucks that assist Lunch Lady as she serves and protects the student body. Not only do the gadgets keep the reader entertained, but the dialog contains cafeteria talk; meaning food-inspired statements and quotes. Classic statements such as “oh no!” are replaced with “good gravy!” will make any student laugh aloud. One of my favorite parts is the view of the spy screens in the Lunch Lady's lab; showing what the teachers are doing in their classrooms. For instance, we learn that "Mr. Johnson is reciting poetry" to and of course the poem he is reciting begins with food, "Beans, beans, good for your heart..." before trailing off to be completed by laughing readers. In addition, the yellow-highlighted pen-and-ink cartoons drawings filled with silly puns are energetic yet simple which alternate keep the readers’ visual interest.
There are not many heroes with a more passionately divergent alter ego. The clever touches of superhero lunch gadgets throughout the book are supported by the inventions Betty has created for Lunch Lady. Krosoczka does a brilliant job of tying together lunch themes with superhero qualities. Case and point…the hidden lab behind a fridge where Betty has spent her time inventing weapons such as helicopter spatulas, exploding chicken nuggets, a lunch tray laptop, and my personal favorite…the fish stick numb chucks that assist Lunch Lady as she serves and protects the student body. Not only do the gadgets keep the reader entertained, but the dialog contains cafeteria talk; meaning food-inspired statements and quotes. Classic statements such as “oh no!” are replaced with “good gravy!” will make any student laugh aloud. One of my favorite parts is the view of the spy screens in the Lunch Lady's lab; showing what the teachers are doing in their classrooms. For instance, we learn that "Mr. Johnson is reciting poetry" to and of course the poem he is reciting begins with food, "Beans, beans, good for your heart..." before trailing off to be completed by laughing readers. In addition, the yellow-highlighted pen-and-ink cartoons drawings filled with silly puns are energetic yet simple which alternate keep the readers’ visual interest.
February 21, 2017
I selected Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, based on recommendations from my school LMC director and local public librarian during the fantasy/science fiction book search. Lunch lady is superheroine who is the school lunch lady for three kids, Hector, Dee, and Terrence. The three wonder what type of life Lunch Lady and her assistant, Betty, lead outside of school and imagine a boring life with lots of cats. They devise a plan to follow Lunch Lady home to satisfy their curiosity. Lunch Lady and Betty are actually superslueths and investigate the odd behaving substitute teacher (actually a cyborg) who replaced Mr. O’Connell, a teacher favored to be the Teacher of the Year. Down in the school boiler room, Lunch Lady and Betty have a test laboratory used for creating “tools of their trade” from kitchen and food items like chicken nugget bombs, cannoli-oculars, and a spatu-copter. As this adventure peeks, the kids witness Lunch Lady performing superheroine feats such as leaping from a tall building (the school) onto her super powered moped, attacking cyborg robots with her fish stick nunchucks, and saving the kids from peril by using her spatu-copter to fly them well above the dangers of cyborg attacks!
Krosocska uses ink on paper and digital coloring of yellow, black, and shades of gray to create visual interest in this graphic novel. His cartoon characters accentuate the facial expressions and actions of the characters highlighting the superhero fantasy elements of this chapter book.
Ideal for 2nd-5th grades, this novel is the first in a series of the Lunch Lady graphic novels. Students who have interests in fantasy and light science fiction may take an interest in the comedic adventures of Lunch Lady. Reluctant readers may also be lured into the graphics and limited text. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute is well suited for book club and literature circle discussions where students can delve into the craft of the author/illustrator and explore characterization and themes that connect to their personal experiences. Awards: Bluestem Award 2015, Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices Winner 2010, and Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” Winner 2009
Krosocska uses ink on paper and digital coloring of yellow, black, and shades of gray to create visual interest in this graphic novel. His cartoon characters accentuate the facial expressions and actions of the characters highlighting the superhero fantasy elements of this chapter book.
Ideal for 2nd-5th grades, this novel is the first in a series of the Lunch Lady graphic novels. Students who have interests in fantasy and light science fiction may take an interest in the comedic adventures of Lunch Lady. Reluctant readers may also be lured into the graphics and limited text. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute is well suited for book club and literature circle discussions where students can delve into the craft of the author/illustrator and explore characterization and themes that connect to their personal experiences. Awards: Bluestem Award 2015, Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices Winner 2010, and Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” Winner 2009
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April 29, 2016 The main character is a school lunch lady who is a kind of super-hero within the school. This is a funny beginning because we don’t usually think of lunch ladies as being heroes. In this story, a substitute math teacher has been brought in for Mr. O’Connell and is giving the students a ton of homework. The lunch lady is suspicious of the substitute teacher because Mr. O’Connell has never before missed a day of work. She sneaks around and tries to find out more about the substitute. She follows him home one day after school and finds out that he is actually a robot living a warehouse. The person running the robots is the science teacher, Mr. Edison.
Mr. Edison’s evil plan is to make the other teachers look bad by sending in robots so that he can be named as teacher of the year. The lunch lady is able to solve the case with the help of the three main children characters, who help her destroy the cyborgs with a remote control.
The book was fun and funny to read. The lunch lady has a lot of humorous gadgets that she can use to help her solve the mystery. One of my favorite parts is that her apron is her cape – a cape on her front instead of her back.
I think this is probably a good transition book, helping students who might not be entirely ready for a chapter book and would probably be appropriate for readers in 3rd grade and up. It was easy to follow with the pictures and made me think about how a cartoon would portray the story.
Mr. Edison’s evil plan is to make the other teachers look bad by sending in robots so that he can be named as teacher of the year. The lunch lady is able to solve the case with the help of the three main children characters, who help her destroy the cyborgs with a remote control.
The book was fun and funny to read. The lunch lady has a lot of humorous gadgets that she can use to help her solve the mystery. One of my favorite parts is that her apron is her cape – a cape on her front instead of her back.
I think this is probably a good transition book, helping students who might not be entirely ready for a chapter book and would probably be appropriate for readers in 3rd grade and up. It was easy to follow with the pictures and made me think about how a cartoon would portray the story.
November 28, 2011
Graphic Novel
This book is about a cool lunchlady named Betty. Betty is different from the stereotypical lunch lady in that she rides a motorscooter. What stands out about her is she wears yellow accessories, including a yellow apron and yellow rubber gloves and she also has a hideout in the boiler room in which she keeps her special things. During the story, the attention is taken off of the lunchlady when the most popular teacher in school becomes sick and is replaced by a substitute. The substitute is very uptight and,shall we say, boring. The main characters, Hector, Dee and Terrence try to feel him out along with everyone else. The lunchlady starts to investigate the subsitute as well because of his uptight and suspicious ways. As the kids see her investigate the substitute, they want to learn more about her. So, they go on their own adventures and start their own investigations. I liked this book because kids can relate to it. The kids in the book have normal issues that kids today face all of time. The illustrations in the book are written in comic book style. This style caters to the boys of the classroom and also those readers that cannot stand too much text. Overall, this was a fun read and I would recommend it for anyone that wants to add a little adventure to thier book collection.
This book is about a cool lunchlady named Betty. Betty is different from the stereotypical lunch lady in that she rides a motorscooter. What stands out about her is she wears yellow accessories, including a yellow apron and yellow rubber gloves and she also has a hideout in the boiler room in which she keeps her special things. During the story, the attention is taken off of the lunchlady when the most popular teacher in school becomes sick and is replaced by a substitute. The substitute is very uptight and,shall we say, boring. The main characters, Hector, Dee and Terrence try to feel him out along with everyone else. The lunchlady starts to investigate the subsitute as well because of his uptight and suspicious ways. As the kids see her investigate the substitute, they want to learn more about her. So, they go on their own adventures and start their own investigations. I liked this book because kids can relate to it. The kids in the book have normal issues that kids today face all of time. The illustrations in the book are written in comic book style. This style caters to the boys of the classroom and also those readers that cannot stand too much text. Overall, this was a fun read and I would recommend it for anyone that wants to add a little adventure to thier book collection.
June 18, 2014
This book is about two hero like cafeteria workers who are out to rid the world of trouble, especially the student and the school employees. With there high tech kitchen gadgets and brave personalities they will accomplish just about anything to rid the world of injustice and trouble. A substitute comes into the school and the Lunch Lady suspects something is "up" with him after he refuses her french toast sticks, which normally never happens. Then the adventure begins with three students on the track of the Lunch Lady to see what she is really up to. Quite a hilarious and fun adventure.
Great for ages 7-10 years of age.
These illustrations do the storyline justice, and even increase the effectiveness of this graphic novel! Some may argue that there is too much going on in each page and perhaps younger children will turn away from this book due to the amount of stimulus packed in, but I feel like second to third graders will truly appreciate this book! Also you can also be taught how to read a graphic novel, the will help the young reader even more.
Curriculum Connection: This graphic novel would be a great tool for teachers to use when teaching students about dialogue in a text. With the use of speech bubbles, graphic novels offer the reader a visual cue for recognizing when each character is speaking
Great for ages 7-10 years of age.
These illustrations do the storyline justice, and even increase the effectiveness of this graphic novel! Some may argue that there is too much going on in each page and perhaps younger children will turn away from this book due to the amount of stimulus packed in, but I feel like second to third graders will truly appreciate this book! Also you can also be taught how to read a graphic novel, the will help the young reader even more.
Curriculum Connection: This graphic novel would be a great tool for teachers to use when teaching students about dialogue in a text. With the use of speech bubbles, graphic novels offer the reader a visual cue for recognizing when each character is speaking
February 3, 2016
If you like Batman and Spiderman, we think you’ll love Lunch Lady! By day, she serves lunch and by night, she secretly fights crime. In our opinion, the Lunch Lady series books are the best action packed novels to read in any grade.
There are funny characters in the series of Lunch Lady. Lunch Lady says funny things like, “Oh my! Sweet potatoes!” Betty is Lunch Lady’s sidekick! And makes silly gadgets. There is also the Breakfast Bunch. They are always involved with problems. We love these crazy characters!
One reason the Lunch Lady series is hilarious is that she goes on crazy adventures. For example, in one story Lunch Lady was attacked by bunnies and it was really surprising! Another time a sea monster attacked the summer camp and Lunch Lady was already on the case! You’ll have to read more to find out what happens next.
Our last reason Lunch Lady series is the best is because of its awesome gadgets like chicken nugget bombs or hover pizza. “I love the taco vision night goggles,” said Lillian. Abbi said, “The hover pizza is cool.” Also, Nicole said, “The hot sauce laser is spectacular.” We think that the gadgets are so awesome!
You have got to read the Lunch Lady series because of its crazy adventures, funny characters, and the awesome gadgets. We rate this series five out of five stars!
There are funny characters in the series of Lunch Lady. Lunch Lady says funny things like, “Oh my! Sweet potatoes!” Betty is Lunch Lady’s sidekick! And makes silly gadgets. There is also the Breakfast Bunch. They are always involved with problems. We love these crazy characters!
One reason the Lunch Lady series is hilarious is that she goes on crazy adventures. For example, in one story Lunch Lady was attacked by bunnies and it was really surprising! Another time a sea monster attacked the summer camp and Lunch Lady was already on the case! You’ll have to read more to find out what happens next.
Our last reason Lunch Lady series is the best is because of its awesome gadgets like chicken nugget bombs or hover pizza. “I love the taco vision night goggles,” said Lillian. Abbi said, “The hover pizza is cool.” Also, Nicole said, “The hot sauce laser is spectacular.” We think that the gadgets are so awesome!
You have got to read the Lunch Lady series because of its crazy adventures, funny characters, and the awesome gadgets. We rate this series five out of five stars!
December 19, 2016
Story: 4 stars
Art: 4 stars
Fun graphic novel series for chapter book readers. Lunch Lady and her sidekick, Betty, are a secret crime-fighting duo that serve up breakfast, lunch, and justice. There is a group of three elementary school kids (two boys and one girl) who help Lunch Lady and Betty on their superhero missions. Lunch Lady's ninja skills are complemented by Betty's tech acumen. My favorite part are all the souped-up cooking utensils and food-related gadgets that Betty invents, which are then used to capture the bad guys.
For the same age group as readers of the Babymouse and Salem Hyde graphic novel series, but the Lunch Lady series has wider appeal to both genders. Nothing deep here, but good entertainment value when kids need a break from more serious reading and studying. Especially well-suited to build reading confidence for reluctant readers.
Not a lot of detail in the drawing. This more iconic style, along with large panels, makes these graphic novels easy to read. Color palette is restricted to black, white, and yellow for all books in the series. I wish the creator had chosen a more contrasting color than yellow, but it works well for the apron and gloves of Lunch Lady's outfit.
In this first book of the Lunch Lady series, Lunch Lady and her helpers must foil an evil plan to replace teachers with robots.
Art: 4 stars
Fun graphic novel series for chapter book readers. Lunch Lady and her sidekick, Betty, are a secret crime-fighting duo that serve up breakfast, lunch, and justice. There is a group of three elementary school kids (two boys and one girl) who help Lunch Lady and Betty on their superhero missions. Lunch Lady's ninja skills are complemented by Betty's tech acumen. My favorite part are all the souped-up cooking utensils and food-related gadgets that Betty invents, which are then used to capture the bad guys.
For the same age group as readers of the Babymouse and Salem Hyde graphic novel series, but the Lunch Lady series has wider appeal to both genders. Nothing deep here, but good entertainment value when kids need a break from more serious reading and studying. Especially well-suited to build reading confidence for reluctant readers.
Not a lot of detail in the drawing. This more iconic style, along with large panels, makes these graphic novels easy to read. Color palette is restricted to black, white, and yellow for all books in the series. I wish the creator had chosen a more contrasting color than yellow, but it works well for the apron and gloves of Lunch Lady's outfit.
In this first book of the Lunch Lady series, Lunch Lady and her helpers must foil an evil plan to replace teachers with robots.
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February 12, 2017The main characters of the of this graphic novel are Hector, Dee and, Terrance who began to wonder what the lunch lady does when she is not at school. The students wondered where she lived, if she had a hobby or even if she had a few cats. Little do they know, the lunch lady and her assistant are playing super heroes on their spare time. This duo of lunch ladies is equipped with gadgets you would imagine a super heroes to have, but with a kitchens twist. They help solve mysteries and help teach the students a valuable lesson.
The style of this fiction graphic novel seems simple with pen drawn illustrations and yellow highlights. The yellow color which is used in different hues represents energy and positivity through out the story. The way the illustrations flow with the text bubbles make the reader want to keep reading. The illustrations gutters are the same through out however the frames get bigger when the illustrator wants to emphasize an action or event in the story. This graphic novel seems ideal for a 1st -3rd grade student to read over time, to get them interested in reading chapter books.
The style of this fiction graphic novel seems simple with pen drawn illustrations and yellow highlights. The yellow color which is used in different hues represents energy and positivity through out the story. The way the illustrations flow with the text bubbles make the reader want to keep reading. The illustrations gutters are the same through out however the frames get bigger when the illustrator wants to emphasize an action or event in the story. This graphic novel seems ideal for a 1st -3rd grade student to read over time, to get them interested in reading chapter books.
November 27, 2012
While this book does include super secret spies (the lunch ladies) and fighting bad guys, I would not classify this as a book just for boys. Some boys might like it, but I think it would also appeal to girls because the spies are women and within the trio of kids who assist the lunch ladies (the Breakfast Bunch - Hector, Dee, and Terrence), the girl is the strong character. This is a very tame super hero series that would be appropriate for even early elementary age children.
The Lunch Lady is a secret spy at the school with lots of cool gadgets to help her fight the bad guys. Her assistant Betty even has a secret lab, in the boiler room, where she can create new spy gadgets. In this episode, there is a new substitute teacher at the school for the math teacher who is never ever absent. It's up to the Lunch Lady to figure out what is going on. The Lunch Ladies figure out that the substitute is actually a cyborg and it is up to them to stop him before it's too late.
The Lunch Lady is a secret spy at the school with lots of cool gadgets to help her fight the bad guys. Her assistant Betty even has a secret lab, in the boiler room, where she can create new spy gadgets. In this episode, there is a new substitute teacher at the school for the math teacher who is never ever absent. It's up to the Lunch Lady to figure out what is going on. The Lunch Ladies figure out that the substitute is actually a cyborg and it is up to them to stop him before it's too late.
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December 10, 2015The Lunch Lady graphic novels were first introduced to me when i was working as a part time lunch lady in my school system. I was able to see a video made by the author, Krosoczka, about why he made the series. This series is about a lunch lady that fights crime in her school. In the Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute the lunch lady believes she has uncovered a plot to replace an absent teacher, all to win teacher of the year! Three students, Hector, Dee and Terrence want to know what the lunch lady does in her time off. little do they know she spends time in the boiler room with her assistant testing out cool new gadgets. The graphics are done in pen and pencil and go great with the story line. Its a great book, the plot is somewhat silly but in my opinion it is a great way to get kids not only thinking of their lunch ladies differently but maybe even get them to engage with these people they pass everyday.
February 5, 2017
This is a graphic novel about Lunch Lady who is a super-hero. She's suspicious of Mr. Pasteur, a substitute for one of the regular teachers. Three students, Hector, Terrence, and Dee wonder what the Lunch Lady does in her personal time, outside school. To spy on her, they follow her while she is pursuing Mr. Pasteur. She discovers that Mr. Pasteur is a Cyborg Substitute. The kids and Lunch Lady follow Mr. Pasteur and figure out that he has kidnapped Mr. O'Connell, the teacher he was substituting for. They save him and the kids realize they can stand up to bullies just like the Lunch Lady stood up to Mr. Pasteur. The illustrations are detailed and tell the story along with the written words.
I thought this book was okay but not one of my favorites. It was somewhat hard to follow and the story line was goofy. It did not really hold my interest like other books.
I thought this book was okay but not one of my favorites. It was somewhat hard to follow and the story line was goofy. It did not really hold my interest like other books.
June 11, 2012
Audience: 2nd grade - 5th grade, reluctant readers
Appeal: This is a humorous, action packed graphic novel in the vain of a Captain Underpants without the potty humor, and negative adult references. Students that like adventure that takes place with little known school figures, like a lunch lady, will enjoy this book. The lunch lady fights crime using food utensils, and food humor like "what would you like a knuckle sandwich, you bet your ketchup I am, or chicken nugget bombs". This is a series so if a student gets hooked on this book, there are many more books with the lunch lady as the superhero.
List: Great Graphic Novels for Kids
Interview with the author about his illustrations
http://justonemorebook.com/2009/07/24...
Appeal: This is a humorous, action packed graphic novel in the vain of a Captain Underpants without the potty humor, and negative adult references. Students that like adventure that takes place with little known school figures, like a lunch lady, will enjoy this book. The lunch lady fights crime using food utensils, and food humor like "what would you like a knuckle sandwich, you bet your ketchup I am, or chicken nugget bombs". This is a series so if a student gets hooked on this book, there are many more books with the lunch lady as the superhero.
List: Great Graphic Novels for Kids
Interview with the author about his illustrations
http://justonemorebook.com/2009/07/24...
September 28, 2009
VERY cute graphic novel for the elementary set. I really liked the way the author took something uber-familiar (the school setting) and twisted it into something super-cool (superheroes fighting evil robots). This is true in the big picture realm (lunch lady, school setting), and at the small level (fish sticks, lunch trays, etc. all turn into crime-fighting gadgets). I also appreciated the stereotype breakdown that occurs. The girl's the one who's gonna fight all the baddies, the kid with big glasses is the best soccer player, the latino kid is into robotics... It's like he scrambled the expectations, which is very very cool.
November 6, 2009
Hector, Dee and Terrence, three friends who make up the Breakfast Bunch, start wondering about what the Lunch Lady does when she isn't serving lunch. "I'm telling you, they probably lead very boring lives!" Dee says. Meanwhile, Lunch Lady and her faithful assistant Betty, suspect that something fishy with the new substitute. As Betty distracts him with freshly baked cookies, Lunch Lady brings her lunch-tray laptop to his room to investigate. A crazy chase ensues, with our superheroes Lunch Lady and Betty chasing the mysterious substitute back to his maker's lab, and the kids following the Lunch Lady and Betty, where they all find an army of cyborg robots.
April 5, 2017
Koulun keittäjätäti elää salaista elämää oikeuden puolustajana. Kun kouluun saapuu komea sijaisopettaja, keittäjätäti haistaa palaneen käryä, kun hänen tarjoamansa leivonnaiset eivät sijaisopelle kelpaa. Ja oikeassa hän olikin: sijaisope on kyborgi, jonka on tarkoitus olla mukana toteuttamassa pahoja suunnitelmia...
Hieman höpsö sarjakuva vaatii ensin vähän totuttelua, mutta tempaisee kyllä juonen edetessä hyvin mukaansa. Ja tietenkin keittäjätäti pelastaa neuvokkuudellaan ja keittiöapulaisensa valmistamilla nerokkailla vempaimilla koulupäivän. Tottakai.
Hieman höpsö sarjakuva vaatii ensin vähän totuttelua, mutta tempaisee kyllä juonen edetessä hyvin mukaansa. Ja tietenkin keittäjätäti pelastaa neuvokkuudellaan ja keittiöapulaisensa valmistamilla nerokkailla vempaimilla koulupäivän. Tottakai.
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