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Lunch Lady #3
Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta
From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo .
Dee, Terrence, and Hector are very excited about Author Visit Day. Lewis Scribson is the author of the famous Flippy Bunny books, and Hector is a huge fan! And it gets Dee and Terrence out of math class.
But something is a little off about this special guest. And Coach Birkby, the gym teacher, mysteriously disappears the day of his visit.
What evil designs does this world-famous writer have on his agenda? Lunch Lady’s going to get to the bottom of it, even if she has to kick some bunny butt!
Dee, Terrence, and Hector are very excited about Author Visit Day. Lewis Scribson is the author of the famous Flippy Bunny books, and Hector is a huge fan! And it gets Dee and Terrence out of math class.
But something is a little off about this special guest. And Coach Birkby, the gym teacher, mysteriously disappears the day of his visit.
What evil designs does this world-famous writer have on his agenda? Lunch Lady’s going to get to the bottom of it, even if she has to kick some bunny butt!
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
47 books925 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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November 12, 2022
Lunch Lady v3
The Breakfast Bunch is excited an author is coming to school. Except he’s very arrogant when he does arrive. The next day the coach is missing. It’s up to the Lunch Lady to figure out what’s going on!
The Breakfast Bunch is excited an author is coming to school. Except he’s very arrogant when he does arrive. The next day the coach is missing. It’s up to the Lunch Lady to figure out what’s going on!
December 17, 2018
This series is very entertaining.
December 10, 2018
Very cute adventure/mystery story for children in lower grades. Hilarious.
December 28, 2010
After not being very impressed with book 1 and slightly enjoying book 2, I must say book 3 here has left me feeling much better about this series. After a rather curmudgeonly kiddy author visits to sign books, the school's coach disappears. Lunch Lady and the gang do some research and it seems school coaches have been disappearing for a few years back now coinciding with this author's school visits! Lunch Lady to the rescue! Lunch Lady is still a bit over the top with the kitchen gadget spy tools. Here she receives hamburger headphones that let her listen in on conversations going on all around her. The plot is still rather unbelievable. How can a common author have the power to hypnotize men into being his servants for years on end? But I like the repartee between the kids and how they take on the problems they are faced with plus their quick thinking and sensible, realistic solutions. Even though the Lunch Lady series continues to be over the top, I can honestly say I found this one fun, it had its humorous moments and I have finally made a connection with the kids, if not LL. Hopefully book 4 will continue in the same vein.
January 10, 2013
January 7,2013
I finished reading Lunch Lady and the Author Visit by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Dee,Hector,and Terrence are excited about the author coming to school the reason Terrence and Dee are excited because they miss math,Hector is excited because he is a fan of the author in the end when you could get your book signed. When it was Hectors turn he didn't get it signed because his cover was ripped up. Lunch lady and Betty are getting suspicious that he hypnotized every gym teacher he comes to see so they try to put a stop to it will they succeed or will they fail find out if you read the book. Jarrett did a flashback unlike other books its about how bad he was in gym and the coach and students laughed at him every time he messed up in something. Another thing she did is she used two stories and twist them together. My favorite part is when Terrence punts the soccer ball that Coach Birkby held and it flew towards the helicopter that the author was trying to escape in he made it blow up.
I finished reading Lunch Lady and the Author Visit by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Dee,Hector,and Terrence are excited about the author coming to school the reason Terrence and Dee are excited because they miss math,Hector is excited because he is a fan of the author in the end when you could get your book signed. When it was Hectors turn he didn't get it signed because his cover was ripped up. Lunch lady and Betty are getting suspicious that he hypnotized every gym teacher he comes to see so they try to put a stop to it will they succeed or will they fail find out if you read the book. Jarrett did a flashback unlike other books its about how bad he was in gym and the coach and students laughed at him every time he messed up in something. Another thing she did is she used two stories and twist them together. My favorite part is when Terrence punts the soccer ball that Coach Birkby held and it flew towards the helicopter that the author was trying to escape in he made it blow up.
December 14, 2012
12/13 I have just finished reading lunch lady: the author visit vendetta, by Jarret Krosoczka. It is a graphic novel about a lunch lady with cool gadgets that help her stop evil people. In this book, she stops a evil author from trying to capture all the gym teachers in the world!!! I like this book because it is exciting, for example, when lunch lady tried to get into the evil author's house, she get's captured by evil hypnotized fluffy bunnies!This book is a action packed book, even though it is not that long, every page has something exciting!! I remember, when the author caught the gym teachers, he hypnotized them to do his bidding!!! that part had me laughing for hours!!! If you like funny graphic novels, such as Zita the space girl, and bone, this is the book for you!
June 1, 2015
Lunch lady by Vendetta is a great children's book that can be fun for young adults to read. In this book we find out that a famous author Lewis Scribson is going to go to Hector's school to give autographs. When Lewis gets there he denies the autograph to Hector. Hector was a big fan of his books Flippy Bunny books. Hector ends up sad because he got denied by the author to autograph the book. The lunch lady who is mysteriously acting different tries to investigate things behind this author that acted up like that to the poor child. She begins to investigate him to the point that she ends up following him to his house. Lunch lady tries to help Hector as much as she can to get the author to apologize and sign the book he had. This book is great and I am pretty sure young adults will love reading from the things the lunch lady helps people with
August 4, 2018
My 10-year-old son has been devouring these books, so I thought it'd be wise to read one or two. Color me surprised when it turned out to be clever and funnier than expected (even for an adult)! The author's antics (the one in the book--not the series' author; though I suppose his count, too) are ridiculously silly, but the kind which I can easily see appealing to that middle grade student, and which give a good-humored chuckle to the reader. And no obnoxious humor or intentionally poor grammar/spelling/word choice (lookin' at you, Dog Man...). Huzzah!
June 11, 2012
Audience: Grades 1-4, kids who like spy stuff or mysteries
Appeal: lunch lady is a spy with kooky gadgets like taco-vision night goggles. gym teacher disappears. would be good for beginning readers or students new to graphic novels. Would be fun to make up your own food-related spy gadget.
Appeal: lunch lady is a spy with kooky gadgets like taco-vision night goggles. gym teacher disappears. would be good for beginning readers or students new to graphic novels. Would be fun to make up your own food-related spy gadget.
February 13, 2011
Lunch Lady, the kids, attack bunnies, coaches being hypnotized, even an author visit...what more can you ask for. Loved this one.
April 27, 2013
A bitter author causes havoc that includes attack bunnies and dodgeball. One of my students' favorite Lunch Lady comics.
April 13, 2013
Hilarious and so much fun! A great adventure!
October 15, 2019
The grouchy author of the Flippy Bunny books has come to the school for a presentation. Lunch Lady is on the case when the gym teacher mysteriously vanishes after the author's visit. The Breakfast Bunch is determined to track down the author too, because he refused to sign one of their books just because it had a torn cover. What is up with this grumpy author?
There's always a little minor plot line going on among the Breakfast Bunch kids beside the main mystery. In this one, one of them is worried about soccer tryouts, especially because the class bully is likely on the team and has told him not to bother trying out. I like the resolution to that plot line in addition to the bigger author mystery (which turns out to involve a very lightly told case of human slavery, you could use this book to broach the topic delicately with kids). Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch's showdown with the author is quite epic, and adults may be reminded of a certain Monty Python scene. Kids won't get that but will still find the scene epic and entertaining. Another great pick for reluctant readers that will appeal to a broad age range.
Notes on content: Some scifi violence but everyone ends up ok.
There's always a little minor plot line going on among the Breakfast Bunch kids beside the main mystery. In this one, one of them is worried about soccer tryouts, especially because the class bully is likely on the team and has told him not to bother trying out. I like the resolution to that plot line in addition to the bigger author mystery (which turns out to involve a very lightly told case of human slavery, you could use this book to broach the topic delicately with kids). Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch's showdown with the author is quite epic, and adults may be reminded of a certain Monty Python scene. Kids won't get that but will still find the scene epic and entertaining. Another great pick for reluctant readers that will appeal to a broad age range.
Notes on content: Some scifi violence but everyone ends up ok.
October 20, 2024
This is the third volume of the fun graphic novel series! I will firstly admi that I am not reading them in order, but read which volumes become available to me. With that said, I believe it's better if you read them as they were released, but I have been able to pick up any volume and enjoy. There is zero introduction here. If you don't know the characters, you are just out of the loop until you figure them out. I don't want to give too much away but an author of a famous book series comes to school and weird things occur. A missing coach. Odd requests and refusals. Will the lunch/crime fighting duo figure out the issues? I think you know the answer, but you will also enjoy learning the answers to your questions in this fun book. The art really fits the series and the pages flow. The book is also priced great for fans, and you can even find some of them at $5 and Below in the book section.
December 23, 2019
Everyone at Thompson Brook Elementary School is excited that Lewis Scribson, the famous author of "Flippy Bunny" would be coming to their school! While there, he will give a short talk about what it is like to write books and then sign books for the children.
But at the end of the day, everyone is confused when Coach Birkby, the gym teacher is missing. Where could he have gone? And why do the Lunch Lady and her assistant Betty discover newspaper accounts concerning other gym teachers that have disappeared?
Can the Lunch Lady and Betty save the day?
But at the end of the day, everyone is confused when Coach Birkby, the gym teacher is missing. Where could he have gone? And why do the Lunch Lady and her assistant Betty discover newspaper accounts concerning other gym teachers that have disappeared?
Can the Lunch Lady and Betty save the day?
June 8, 2023
The number of times I've checked this book in at work and the number of times the cover made me giggle, I finally had to check this one out and see why the kids love it so much, and honestly it was a pretty great story. First, the lunch lady! With her taco night vision goggles and that bunny battle. I was laughing so hard. But then, the plot twist where the author kidnaps and hypnotized the gym teachers to be his servants! I loved this juvenile graphic novel and I honestly bet my kids will too!
4 stars!
4 stars!
January 23, 2018
Spent my lunch period reading Lunch Lady, an excellent choice! (I've never read them all in order, so this is my week.) Our Breakfast Bunch are annoyed when a visiting author is tool cool to sign Hector's beloved copy of Flippy Bunny. But it's worse than that - soccer tryouts are canceled, because the coach is missing! Lunch Lady is investigating . . . and the Breakfast Bunch are determined to get Hector's book signed. (Could the two be related? :) )
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November 7, 2019This graphic novel is about an author coming to visit a school. The author has an off-putting demeanor and does not want to be there. However, he has a strange obsession with the gym teacher. When the gym teacher is missing the next day the lunch lady, who fights crime, is bound and determined to figure out where he went, even if it means putting herself in danger. I enjoyed this book, it was interesting and engaging. I especially think younger children would really like this.
September 8, 2017
I finished this book series around 4 years ago and still enjoy the plot line. Who doesn't love a fighting lunch lady? I think while I was 9 years old this was my favourite book out of the book series just because of the fighting bunnies. But now I feel like I have a deeper respect for lunch ladies because who knows, they could be saving the world!
July 22, 2018
อ่านทุกเล่มของซีรีย์นี้ ชอบเพราะมันทำให้ลูกที่ขี้เกียจอ่านหยิบหนังสือมาอ่านเอง ชอบเพราะมันมี gadget นักสืบที่ทำจากอาหารและของใช้ในครัว เอามาใช้เป็น spy item โคตรสร้างสรรค์ อ่านง่ายดี
I am a fan of Lunch lady. (read from book 1-9) . Really like spy gadgets in this series. This book makes my sons, a bit struggling readers, read. So it helps my kids improve their reading skill. Take my 5 stars!
I am a fan of Lunch lady. (read from book 1-9) . Really like spy gadgets in this series. This book makes my sons, a bit struggling readers, read. So it helps my kids improve their reading skill. Take my 5 stars!
October 17, 2019
Justice is served by the Lunch Ladies yet again!
An author who never dealt with his issues from being bullied by athletes in the past is hypnotizing PE teachers to get back at them. Fortunately, crime-fighting Lunch Ladies discover what is going on before it is too late for PE teachers everywhere!
I love the taco glasses and the slapstick that comes along with them!
An author who never dealt with his issues from being bullied by athletes in the past is hypnotizing PE teachers to get back at them. Fortunately, crime-fighting Lunch Ladies discover what is going on before it is too late for PE teachers everywhere!
I love the taco glasses and the slapstick that comes along with them!
November 10, 2017
This was a fun/funny read. Oh, the innocent flippy bunnies that are actually evil ;) Hilarious. I also love how Lunch Lady gets a new gadget in each story and sometimes incorporates the ones from previous ones.
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September 13, 2018
I was thrilled to find 3 Lunch Lady books at a consignment sale. This is one of my favorite series that wasn't currently in my classroom library. I enjoy the quick read, the lunch lady humor, and the plot twists.
December 20, 2020
A popular author comes to visit school, meanwhile the Gym teacher mysteriously disappears....no worries, the Breakfast Bunch, the Lunch Lady, and Betty are on the case!! Will they find the gym teacher and serve up justice?
October 2, 2023
I enjoyed reading this book, and the following the mystery in the story about the missing Coach. This book is humorous and captivating, a great read for third-graders as it also has a longer series to continue reading.
May 9, 2017
Lunch Lady, book 3.
For fans of Captain Underpants who suspect that their school lunch lady just might be a secret superhero.
An author visit with a creepy twist.
For fans of Captain Underpants who suspect that their school lunch lady just might be a secret superhero.
An author visit with a creepy twist.
September 17, 2017
Enjoying this series as a read aloud with my 7 year old. We go through 1-2 of these books a day.
November 29, 2017
My kids loved this! It was silly and action-packed. I might need to incorporate the phrase "Sweet BBQ sauce!" into my everyday conversation.
January 2, 2018
Totally fun and amusing!
June 28, 2018
Reading to my son. He loves this series!
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