  | Lunch lady and the cyborg substitute (Lunch Lady) Author: Krosoczka, Jarrett | |
| Price: $16.39 | ||
Summary:
The school lunch lady is a secret crime fighter who uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots. In graphic novel format.
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| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 2.20 Points: .5 Quiz: 131753 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 3-5 Reading Level: 2.60 Points: 3.0 Quiz: 55235 | |
Common Core Standards
Grade 2 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 2.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 3 → Reading → RL Literature → 3.RL Key Ideas & Details
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (06/01/09)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 03/01/2009 This tongue-in-cheek superheroine graphic novel will hit the spot for chapter-book readers. Lunch Lady and Betty, her assistant in both the cafeteria and her role of wrong-righting supersleuth, investigate the strange case of an absent teacher, his creepy substitute, and a plan to grab the Teacher of the Year Award by truly foul means. Three little kids join in the action as Lunch Lady, equipped with a variety of high-tech kitchen gadgets like a spatu-copter and a lunch-tray laptop, tracks a cleverly disguised robot to his maker’s lab, where a whole army of cyborgs require kicking, stomping, and the wielding of fish-stick nunchucks. Yellow-highlighted pen-and-ink cartoons are as energetic and smile-provoking as Lunch Lady’s epithets of “Cauliflower!” and Betty’s ultimate weapon, the hairnet. There is a nice twist in the surprise ending, and the kids’ ability to stand up to the school bully shows off their newfound confidence in a credible manner. Little details invite and reward repeat readings with visual as well as verbal punning. - Copyright 2009 Booklist.
