Status
Available
Series
Publication
Knopf Books for Young Readers (2009), Edition: unknown, 96 pages
Description
The school lunch lady is a secret crime fighter who uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots.
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The art style is simple, as though a child could draw it, which belies the skill on display in storytelling and pacing.
User reviews
LibraryThing member KatherineLo
A graphic novel about the lunch lady who fights against evil in a series of books. In this book she thinks the new substitute is a cyborg and after further investigation she is right and defeats him and his grou of friends. In the classroom: getting children with short attention spans to pick up
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something and read, making of your own graphic novel Show Less
LibraryThing member Andycat
Hector, Dee, and Torrence are members of the Breakfast Bunch and have been wondering what kind of boring life the lunch lady lives. Meanwhile, the lunch lady has a weird feeling about the new substitute teacher who is replacing a teacher who is never absent. The Breakfast Bunch decides to follow
I thought that this graphic novel was really cute. The drawings were lively and the artist used lots of sound descriptions and left notes to describe objects in the pictures. There were lots of little jokes that kids would enjoy. It also used little puns in the form of food-based crime fighting gadgets. I also liked how learning that the lunch lady fought crime gave Hector the courage to stand up to his bully.
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. Have the class make up their own crime fighting gadgets based on food or cooking utensils like in the book. They can draw or paint them.
2. Have the class make their own lunch lady graphic novel or comic. They can form small groups and decide as a team how to write the story, draw the pictures, and put the book together. The books can be read one by one to the class and then kept in the book area for later enjoyment.
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the lunch lady after school to figure out what she really does. They discover that the lunch lady is really an undercover crime fighter who has discovered Mr. Edison’s plot to replace the popular teachers of the school with mean cyborgs to win teacher of the year for himself. It turns out that the new substitute is one of many cyborgs. Good wins in the end and Mr. Edison goes to jail.I thought that this graphic novel was really cute. The drawings were lively and the artist used lots of sound descriptions and left notes to describe objects in the pictures. There were lots of little jokes that kids would enjoy. It also used little puns in the form of food-based crime fighting gadgets. I also liked how learning that the lunch lady fought crime gave Hector the courage to stand up to his bully.
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. Have the class make up their own crime fighting gadgets based on food or cooking utensils like in the book. They can draw or paint them.
2. Have the class make their own lunch lady graphic novel or comic. They can form small groups and decide as a team how to write the story, draw the pictures, and put the book together. The books can be read one by one to the class and then kept in the book area for later enjoyment.
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LibraryThing member prkcs
"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
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joes--she serves justice! Whatever danger lies ahead, it's no match for LUNCH LADY! Show Less
LibraryThing member LibraryBlondie
You *have* to love lunch lady (even if she fights librarians sometimes). The first of the Lunch Lady books and maybe my favorite.
LibraryThing member jkauk
A group of school kids begin to wonder what the lunch lady is like after hours. They decide to follow her home one day after school. They find that lunch lady does in fact lead a double life. She fights crime as well as serve the students tasty lunches. A new substitute seems very suspicious to the
This was my first time to read a graphic novel and I really enjoyed reading it. The book was very funny and entertaining.
One class room activity would be for the students to invent their own “spy-gear” from classroom materials. For example, a pencil that doubles as a two way radio or camera. Another way is to have students write their own comic where they are the hero.
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lunch lady. She starts to investigate him using her lab top lunch tray, cannoli-oculars, and other gadgets. She follows the substitute home, with the kids following her, and finds that he is actually a robot! With help from the kids the lunch lady is able to solve the mystery of the substitute.This was my first time to read a graphic novel and I really enjoyed reading it. The book was very funny and entertaining.
One class room activity would be for the students to invent their own “spy-gear” from classroom materials. For example, a pencil that doubles as a two way radio or camera. Another way is to have students write their own comic where they are the hero.
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LibraryThing member sjiwenxuan
Two lunch lady who save the world. Strange. A new teacher had came and the two lunch lady think that the new teacher is strange, so the spied on the new teacher and guess what had they found out, the new teacher is a bad guys robot! So the lunch lady broked the robot and catch the bad guy. But in
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the jail the bad guy still have some robot left and he are having a new bad plan. Show Less
LibraryThing member a.libraryann
Is the lunch lady really a super hero? Kids will love this wild and funny adventure story. Think your lunch lady is just a lunch lady? Maybe, and maybe not!
LibraryThing member abbylibrarian
Cauliflower! Why did I wait so long to pick these up? Simple spy stories make quick, funny reads. I love all the lunch lady's gadgets!
LibraryThing member jkramer
Lunch Lady and the Cybrog Substitute is a zany story about a secret agent lunch lady who foils the attempt of an evil science teacher. Our plot unfolds as Mr. Edison the science teacher attempts to replace the best teachers with robot substitute teachers. This book is age appropriate for 1-3rd
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graders. There is humor throughout the story. The illustrations are black, white, and yellow. The font is rather small. This book could be used as an independent book to read during free time. Show Less
LibraryThing member delzey
There's evil afoot, and Lunch Lady is there with her trusty hair-netted sidekick Betty to thwart it. Whether its a league of librarians who plan to intercept all the new video game consoles coming in fresh off he boat, or the mild-mannered teacher who created a robot army to replace the other
These graphic novels aimed at the emerging reader has just enough story to keep them moving along and plenty of action to retain the attention of the fussiest readers, but little else. They have a look and feel reminiscent of the the Babymouse series, though they lack that series more rounded characters. The trio of kids - the Breakfast Bunch - are convenient shells for explaining story elements and become useful only when they fall into danger. Lunch Lady (and Betty) should be the focus and we should know more about what makes them tick.
Similarly, this series also makes a play for the Captain Underpants crowd with the wackiness of superheros but are neither as clever in their humor or as gross as they could be. We are talking about cafeteria food here, a prime area for exploration, and it feels little like an opportunity lost that crime if fought only with the utensils. Also, superheroes have backstories that explain and infuse character. Captain Underpants himself is funny because of how he becomes who he is, but with Lunch Lady the reader is supposed to accept her antics simply by virtue of lunch ladies being somewhat off.
I appreciate the idea of producing more long-form comics for this age group but I feel that with kids a certain standard has to be met. I'm not suggesting that the stories can't be fun and frivolous, but that they be delivered with the same expectations that would fall to a work of fiction aimed at the same level. What makes Captain Underpants work with readers isn't that it has underpants in the title, it's that the characters are distinctly drawn, the text is clever and funny, and the story would be almost as funny without illustrations. There's a whole load of possibility in the concept of a superhero Lunch Lady but it's all lost on just-in-time gadgets and one-dimensional characters.
I found that the moment I closed the book I had forgotten most of its story. The same thing happened on rereading them. There is so little to latch onto that they are as immediately forgotten as the empty calories of a celery stalk.
To steal from Douglas Adams: relatively harmless.
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teachers so he can become Teacher of the Year, Lunch Lady and her never-ending arsenal of modified food service devices will be there to save the day.These graphic novels aimed at the emerging reader has just enough story to keep them moving along and plenty of action to retain the attention of the fussiest readers, but little else. They have a look and feel reminiscent of the the Babymouse series, though they lack that series more rounded characters. The trio of kids - the Breakfast Bunch - are convenient shells for explaining story elements and become useful only when they fall into danger. Lunch Lady (and Betty) should be the focus and we should know more about what makes them tick.
Similarly, this series also makes a play for the Captain Underpants crowd with the wackiness of superheros but are neither as clever in their humor or as gross as they could be. We are talking about cafeteria food here, a prime area for exploration, and it feels little like an opportunity lost that crime if fought only with the utensils. Also, superheroes have backstories that explain and infuse character. Captain Underpants himself is funny because of how he becomes who he is, but with Lunch Lady the reader is supposed to accept her antics simply by virtue of lunch ladies being somewhat off.
I appreciate the idea of producing more long-form comics for this age group but I feel that with kids a certain standard has to be met. I'm not suggesting that the stories can't be fun and frivolous, but that they be delivered with the same expectations that would fall to a work of fiction aimed at the same level. What makes Captain Underpants work with readers isn't that it has underpants in the title, it's that the characters are distinctly drawn, the text is clever and funny, and the story would be almost as funny without illustrations. There's a whole load of possibility in the concept of a superhero Lunch Lady but it's all lost on just-in-time gadgets and one-dimensional characters.
I found that the moment I closed the book I had forgotten most of its story. The same thing happened on rereading them. There is so little to latch onto that they are as immediately forgotten as the empty calories of a celery stalk.
To steal from Douglas Adams: relatively harmless.
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LibraryThing member DanaLD
Graphic novel series that is modeled after superhero comics. Good for ages 9 and up. Good for reluctant readers because therre are many of books in the series so a student who liked the first one could continue to have books to read that they would like. This book also uses humor that can attract
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LibraryThing member EKAnderson
This new graphic novel for kids by Jarrett Krosoczka is laugh-out-loud funny and perfect for summer reading. I mean, what's not to love about a comic book that features a vigilante lunch lady as the hero? Filled with silly puns and hilarious hijinx, this work of comic genius is destined for
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greatness. Kids, teachers, parents, librarians, kid-lit-loving grownups and, yes, LUNCH LADIES will love this title. Show Less
LibraryThing member CelenaM511
Silly but entertaining, could be good for reluctant readers.
LibraryThing member Sulick1
I liked this book because it instills in readers a sense of imagination. Even though it is for a more advanced primary level, the plot includes a fictional story about something that broadens the reader’s scope of plot lines and brings them into a fun, engaging fantasy world where school meets
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superheroes. The story is about a lunch lady who fights crime and an evil “cyborg” substitute. This is very relatable to students, seeing as the setting is in a school, and allows them to easily picture themselves as one of the main characters. The illustrations are extremely engaging as it is set up in a comic strip style. Each page includes either small bits of scenes or an entire two-page spread of dramatic action. Either way, the imagery allows for readers to feel like they are part of an action-packed story fighting along side the main characters. Additionally, not a lot of academic language is used, making this book reader friendly for more students. It is seen more as a fun way to read than most, which could invite students in who are not as apt at reading. The central message of the story is that good always prevails over evil. Show Less
LibraryThing member bouchk
The first book in a humorous and adventurous series about a lunch lady and her life outside the school lunch room. Children should find this easier graphic novel appealing and entertaining. The artwork is simple yet effective.
LibraryThing member lillybennett
this book is about three kids who want to see what tha lunch lady dose when she is not serving lunch the sience techer made a mean robot as a substitute for the techer that every body likes so the lunch lady gos on a mishon to stop the sience techer and the three kids follo but the lunch lady dose
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LibraryThing member Taranto
This is one of the hottest books in my classroom library right now. This author recently visited our school and left all the students wanting to create comics; it got them writing. Lunch Lady is a funny story about lunch ladies who fight crime with their cool kitchen gadgets. It is just a silly,
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fun read for kids, and the pictures are all done by the author himself. his book lets students see another side to writing and taps into their uniqueness, allowing young writers to see another form of writing. Show Less
LibraryThing member ecollado
The Lunch Lady comes to the rescue again. This time she has to rescue the students from the science teacher and the cyborg substitute teacher. The cyborg has replaced the popular math teacher and immediately increases the student’s workload. In the meantime, the science teacher reduces the
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student’s workload. They have plan to replace other popular teachers, so the science teacher can win teacher of the year. Show Less
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
I read this on the heels of the "Daniel Boom" graphic novel. More crime-fighting hi-jinx! Hector, Terrence and Dee wonder about the private life of their lunch lady, unaware that she's got a superhero lair hidden in the school cafeteria. The lunch lady has her suspicions about the new substitute
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and she and her lunchroom colleague track down his movements to see what he's really up to. The clever cliffhanger ending ensures MORE HI-JINX!!! Show Less
LibraryThing member JenJ.
June 2012 Cover to Cover selection (3rd-5th book club).
I picked this for book club before I read it (our summer reading them is Reading is So Delicious!) and after I read it, I was really worried that we wouldn't have anything to talk about. Turns out that was not the case and both groups had
The book itself was fine for what it is - an amusing spy romp with lots of fun and punny gadgets. The panels are nicely varied and effective. The use of the yellow color to contrast with the black, white and grays is also well done. This is a great read-alike for kids who like the Babymouse and Squish, Super Amoeba books and also good for those who might not be quite old enough for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
I picked this for book club before I read it (our summer reading them is Reading is So Delicious!) and after I read it, I was really worried that we wouldn't have anything to talk about. Turns out that was not the case and both groups had
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great discussions. Part of that may have been that because there wasn't a whole lot to talk about from the book, the questions focused more on things like what kind of gadgets the kids would have if they were secret spies. We'll see how next month goes when we actually have more book-centered, thought provoking questions. This was super easy for most of my going-into-5th graders, but just about right for most of my just-starting-3rd graders.The book itself was fine for what it is - an amusing spy romp with lots of fun and punny gadgets. The panels are nicely varied and effective. The use of the yellow color to contrast with the black, white and grays is also well done. This is a great read-alike for kids who like the Babymouse and Squish, Super Amoeba books and also good for those who might not be quite old enough for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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LibraryThing member Sheila1957
The Lunch Lady turns out to be a superhero. She is discovered by some students when something is not adding up with a substitute teacher. Lunch Lady wants to know what is up.
This was clever and fun. It was different and I want to know what happens in this series.
This was clever and fun. It was different and I want to know what happens in this series.
Awards
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2015)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2010)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — 2012)
CCBC Choices (2010)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2010)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
96 p.; 5.56 inches
ISBN
0375846832 / 9780375846830