Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute |  | Author: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0375846832
EAN: 9780375846830
ASIN: 0375846832
Publication Date: June 2009
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Product Description
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!
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Great! September 9, 2009
C. Opalacz (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!
When Fishsticks Are Lethal Weapons... August 15, 2009
K. Coombs (Los Angeles, CA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Obviously, the very best thing about this series is that Krosoczka chose a lunch lady for his undercover superhero. That made me laugh even before I discovered related details such as weaponry. In a brief scene before the title page (comparable to the scene before the opening credits roll in a movie), we see two bank robbers being stopped by a heroic figure on a motorcycle that has a sloppy joe button. Yep, it's hard to get away when your van is sliding around on a wave of sloppy joe filling.
The child characters in the book are a trio of average kids: Hector, Terrence, and Dee. When they are bothered by the school bully, Milmoe, a new substitute teacher saves the day--but there's something very strange about the sub, and soon Lunch Lady is trying to figure out just what he's up to. She is assisted by another lunch lady named Betty, who is like James Bond's gadget guy, Q.
The kitchen humor continues with a hidden lab behind a fridge and gadgets made out of things like spatulas, not to mention weapons formed from fish sticks. One of my favorite pages is a view of the spy screens in Lunch Lady's lab, which show what the teachers are doing. For instance, we learn that "Mr. Johnson is reciting poetry" to his class. Of course, the poem he is reciting begins, "Beans, beans, good for your heart..." before trailing off to be completed by amused readers.
Considering the title, you will not be shocked to discover that the substitute turns out to be a robot. What's fun to follow is how Lunch Lady figures this out and what she does about it. Meanwhile, our intrepid trio of kids have begun to spy on her. This, of course, allows them to participate in the obligatory climactic fight scene.
Lunch Lady herself is a delightful creation. Her cuss words in tense moments are vegetables: "Sweet potato!" and "Cauliflower!" When she tails the villain, she says, "I'm on him like cheese on macaroni!" L.L. is brave and knows some great fight moves, but she is also dedicated to providing school meals--a satisfyingly surreal combination.
Like the Babymouse books, Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute has an inherent sweetness. The humor is goofy and lovable, the trio of children are ordinary enough to represent Everyreader, and the fight scenes are tongue in cheek. I'm very happy to see another graphic novel series served up in the children's book cafeteria. There's no mystery meat here: second and third graders are going to eat these up!
No Mere Librarian! August 4, 2009
Tim Lasiuta (Red Deer, Alberta)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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
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