Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375846832
• ISBN13: 9780375846830
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great!

My 8 year old son HATES to read. I have tried all kinds of books and authors. At wits end I saw that one of his favorite authors when he was in preschool, had come out with a graphic novel in his age range and I was hopful. He LOVED it. He did not want me to stop reading and when the first one was done, we ran out and bought the second one. My son loved the lunchlady idea and was hysterical over her gadgets. It is a good clean and fun graphic novel without the "graphic". Perfect for even my 6 year old to read. I am so happy to have finally found something my 3rd grader enjoys. Hope Krosoczka keeps the series going!

No Mere Librarian!

Move over Batman. Move over Phantom. This hero lives a little closer to our kids' reality. Enter, the Lunch Lady, cook to the hungry, nutritional guardian for the addicted, and protector of Thompson Brook School! What do you do when a substitute seems out of the ordinary, seems too eager,and too perfect? Homework from a sub alerts the kids to a situation gone amiss, and once Lunch Lady monitors everyone else, a disturbing pattern arises! Is Teacher of the Year worth that much? How does he get the $ on a teachers salary to build so many robots? Jarrett J Krosoczka has created a marvelous book that breaks the convention that the cafeteria cook is old and crotchety. He packs this hero with a boiler room, kitchen weapons, and an assistant with an imagination that Mr Popeil never had. I loved this book and highly recommend it to all ages. Tim Lasiuta