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Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians (Lunch Lady #2)
by
Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Goodreads Author)
Serving justice . . . and lunch!
Lunch Lady can sniff out something rotten like no one else—and there’s definitely something rotten going on in the library. The usually friendly librarians have become cold and secretive. Even Dee can’t seem to crack a smile out of them. What darkness may lurk in the hearts of librarians? Lunch Lady is on the case! And Hector, Terrence, and...more
Lunch Lady can sniff out something rotten like no one else—and there’s definitely something rotten going on in the library. The usually friendly librarians have become cold and secretive. Even Dee can’t seem to crack a smile out of them. What darkness may lurk in the hearts of librarians? Lunch Lady is on the case! And Hector, Terrence, and...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
July 28th 2009
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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This is a book that elementary students will enjoy reading, not only from the story line, and pictures but because they might suspect something similar is happening in their very own school!! We met a group that called themselves the Breakfast Bunch. They were attending a book fair to get the new x-station 5000 game system. However they get suspicions and think the librarians are up to something fishy so they decide to investigate. When not serving up French fries and gravy to students, Lunch La...more
1. Genre: Graphic Novel
2. Summary: Lunch Lady suspects something strange is going on in the school library. The librarian, who was typically a nice person, has become less friendly and appears to be hiding something. Determined to get down to the bottom of her mysterious behavior, Lunch Lady along with her sidekick Betty decide to investigate.
3. Critique:
(a.) Color choice for illustrations
(b.) In this book, a little is better than a lot. Although this book is limited to black, white, grey, and...more
2. Summary: Lunch Lady suspects something strange is going on in the school library. The librarian, who was typically a nice person, has become less friendly and appears to be hiding something. Determined to get down to the bottom of her mysterious behavior, Lunch Lady along with her sidekick Betty decide to investigate.
3. Critique:
(a.) Color choice for illustrations
(b.) In this book, a little is better than a lot. Although this book is limited to black, white, grey, and...more
Something strange is going on with the librarians. And it involves the Book Fair and the new X-Station 5000! Luckily, Lunch Lady, her trusty sidekick Betty and the Breakfast Bunch are on the case!
Adorable. Hysterical. I love the Lunch Lady series. I love the gadgets Betty makes, like the Taco-vision Night Goggles and Sonic-Boom Juice Boxes. Lunch Lady is dedicated to fighting crime, but doesn't let that get in the way of her duties as a lunch lady.
One problem: It sort of made me sad that even in...more
Adorable. Hysterical. I love the Lunch Lady series. I love the gadgets Betty makes, like the Taco-vision Night Goggles and Sonic-Boom Juice Boxes. Lunch Lady is dedicated to fighting crime, but doesn't let that get in the way of her duties as a lunch lady.
One problem: It sort of made me sad that even in...more
Finally! A book series that dismantles the common stereotypes of lunch ladies (except maybe those that would prefer to be called "cafeteria workers") as mean, horrid, child-hating purveyors of slop and doom. (Although gravy on pizza? Gravy on french fries? I hate gravy. Something must be done about that part.) Of course, pretty much every other adult in the school ends up in their stereotypical role (except the math teacher - would a math teacher really be in the running for most popular teacher...more
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians 96 pgs. Knopf Books for Young Readers Language~G; Sexual Content~G Violence~G
It’s a bird, It’s a plane. . . . . it’s the Lunch Lady? That’s right! This lunch lady serves justice up on a plastic tray!
In this exciting and hilarious episode the librarians are up to something. Determined to undermine the new gaming system coming to town the public, elementary and high school librarians pool their resources and devise an evil plan to get...more
It’s a bird, It’s a plane. . . . . it’s the Lunch Lady? That’s right! This lunch lady serves justice up on a plastic tray!
In this exciting and hilarious episode the librarians are up to something. Determined to undermine the new gaming system coming to town the public, elementary and high school librarians pool their resources and devise an evil plan to get...more
Action! Silliness! Pictures galore! It's no wonder that comic books and graphic novels are a big hit with kids. We've loved how authors artists are creating fun graphic stories for younger readers. This new series will find many fans among 1st through 3rd graders looking for a fun adventure in their comics.
In this second book of the series, our secret crime-fighting duo takes on the evil schemes of the school librarians. Kids will love the plot, as the librarians try to destroy all video games a...more
In this second book of the series, our secret crime-fighting duo takes on the evil schemes of the school librarians. Kids will love the plot, as the librarians try to destroy all video games a...more
Lunch Lady arrived this week and our young Jarrett fans were on these books "like cheese on macaroni". Today Lucy (10) and Bayla (8) share their thoughts on the first two books in this zany graphic novel series.
You can listen in on our chat about this book on our Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast.
For a behind the scenes glimpse at the making of Lunch Lady , check out our video interview with author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka:
Rock Stars of Reading part 9: Digital Jarrett Krosocz...more
You can listen in on our chat about this book on our Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast.
For a behind the scenes glimpse at the making of Lunch Lady , check out our video interview with author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka:
Rock Stars of Reading part 9: Digital Jarrett Krosocz...more
This is kind of silly and not too memorable for me, but all 4 members of my family read it in the past few days, and it only takes about 10 minutes to read the whole book. I do like the bright yellow cover, and the yellow mixed with the black and white ink. It should work fine for Captain Underpants fans who are looking for something else to read. It perpetuates the stereotype that librarians only check in and out books and put books back on the shelves (when they're not being evil :) but I can...more
I will be the absolute first to agree that much darkness lurks in the hearts of librarians, but this second installment left me with a whole lot of "meh". The angry, crotchety librarian stereotype can be pretty funny, if executed properly. But a league of librarians trying to keep kids away from video games? Many libraries have gaming programs. Mine is one of them. We are NOT in the minority, which made this graphic novel feel a little out of touch.
I adored all the pun-ny humor and all of the lu...more
I adored all the pun-ny humor and all of the lu...more
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Dee, Hector, and Terrence, known as the Breakfast Bunch, are all set for the upcoming book fair, not to mention the release of the new "x-station 5000" game system. When Dee senses something peculiar is going on with the school librarians, she wants to investigate. The Lunch Lady, a secret crime-fighting hero, and her sidekick/co-worker Betty over hear the children's suspicions, only confirming their own. When the spying strategies of the Lunch Lady and Betty are a success they discover that the...more
Lunch Lady on alakoulun oma supersankari, joka työskentelee osa-aikaisesti keittäjänä ja ratkoo muulloin rikoksia yhdessä apulaisensa Bettyn ja The Breakfast Bunchiksi nimitetyn lapsijoukon kanssa. Viimeisenä mainittu kolmikko pääsee hajulle siitä, että koulun kirjastossa tapahtuu jotakin, mikä ei kestä päivänvaloa. Mitä äreiksi muuttuneet kirjastonhoitajat oikein salaavat? Ja miten kaikki oikein liittyy koulun lukumaratoniin ja samanaikaisesti tapahtuvaan uuden X-Station 5000 -pelikonsolin lans...more
I personally am not a big fan of graphic novels but this one kept me interested the whole time. I was trying to hurry and finish it so I would know what was going to happen. I can see why these are such a big hit with kids. I feel like it is easier for kids to follow along in these graphic novels because it is all dialogue. I really enjoyed the silliness of the whole story. I thought it was hilarious that the lunch ladies were undercover and helping to solve problems. The pictures did a great jo...more
I didn't particularly enjoy book 1 of this series so wasn't expecting much from book 2 but I found Lunch Lady more palatable this time around. Librarians around town have gathered forces and are planning world domination with the first order of business to rid the world of video games. The Breakfast Club and Lunch Lady are quickly onto their scheme and with the help of Betty's nifty gadgets it's time for a showdown. I found this volume to have more humour and the plot made sense, though I couldn...more
I do not hate video games. I am not an evil librarian. Despite these blasphemous implications, I will recommend this book to second and third graders who enjoy graphic novels or would like to give one a try. Also, I will advise having snacks on hand. This book made me hungry.
How can this book be any better than the last one you may ask....
well i have two words for you: EVIL LIBRARIANS!!!
yes the League of Librarians are after one thing - WORLD DOMINATION! stealing money from the book fair, the cheerleaders car wash and other school funds their first step is to destroy all video games!
the new x5000 is coming and the Librarians are going to destroy them all before they can get in the hands of any of the children. Using magical books they make their characters come aliv...more
well i have two words for you: EVIL LIBRARIANS!!!
yes the League of Librarians are after one thing - WORLD DOMINATION! stealing money from the book fair, the cheerleaders car wash and other school funds their first step is to destroy all video games!
the new x5000 is coming and the Librarians are going to destroy them all before they can get in the hands of any of the children. Using magical books they make their characters come aliv...more
Okay, my first thought was: why do the librarians have to be the stereotypical mean, book-guarding, look-down-your-nose type (I am a librarian so I'm particularly sensitive to the stereotypes). But as I read on, I thought, hey, cool! He (the author) thinks librarians could take over the world! (he's right, of course)
This series is perfect for reluctant readers and young graphic novel fans, but in fact I think it has wide appeal, with it's superhero and gadget (bananarang, anyone?) elements, scho...more
This series is perfect for reluctant readers and young graphic novel fans, but in fact I think it has wide appeal, with it's superhero and gadget (bananarang, anyone?) elements, scho...more
I attended a session where Jarrett spoke at TLA and I knew I had some of the books at school, but had never gotten around to reading them. (But I have read, and used as a RIF theme, his Punk Farm books.) So I brought home this Lunch Lady book because it features librarians and I'm a librarian, just not one of the evil, conniving types portrayed in this book (although some days I do wish for secret weapons....).
I read this before falling asleep and it didn't cause nightmares.
Although I prefer som...more
I read this before falling asleep and it didn't cause nightmares.
Although I prefer som...more
Long past due for me to finally pick up and read!
Loved all the book references. Actually loved the librarians ... I sometimes feel like that when I'm setting up for the bookfair--like an evil mastermind. But seriously, kids AND TEACHERS who stand there and look at me dumbfounded when I point out I can't set up the bookfair and checkout entire classes of kids worth of library books and help the kids on passes from their teachers and run to the computer lab to fix some problem that will have to ha...more
Loved all the book references. Actually loved the librarians ... I sometimes feel like that when I'm setting up for the bookfair--like an evil mastermind. But seriously, kids AND TEACHERS who stand there and look at me dumbfounded when I point out I can't set up the bookfair and checkout entire classes of kids worth of library books and help the kids on passes from their teachers and run to the computer lab to fix some problem that will have to ha...more
Nov 18, 2010
Nora
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all library science grad students :)
Shelves:
younger-elementary
Hilarious, and this one is especially funny for librarians. I think it should be required reading in Library Grad School! This author really knows what elementary schools are like, and kids will appreciate it. The plot involves something mysterious going on in the book fair- the library's closed for the week for the book fair, of course. (Funny I should read this right when I'm running the book fair in the library...) I was laughing out loud when I found out what those grouchy librarians were up...more
This is a new series of books by the talented Jarrett Krosoczka, featuring the wacky Lunch Lady, a gal bent on justice and literacy. The illustrations are appealing to young children, especially grades 2-4 kids who are looking for a quick, funny read in a graphic novel format. Lunch Lady is a secret crime fighter, and in this entry, she is fighting evil in the form of plotting librarians who just might be trying to sabotage the school's book fair. She does have sidekicks in the form of the Break...more
While some librarians might take umbrage with Krosoczka's depiction of librarians as mean and evil "shusher", I loved this book. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians is one of two books in the Lunch Lady graphic novel series (two more books will be coming out in the next few months). In The League of Librarians the Lunch Lady and her sidekick Betty, who are undercover crime fighters, must foil the League of Librarians' plans to destroy a shipment of the newest video game consoles and games. W...more
Someone forgot to tell Mr. Krosoczka that the librarian is always supposed to be the good guy!!!
In this funny little graphic novel, it is the lunch lady that saves the day. The League of Librarians, a nasty bunch, are out to rid the world of video games. If I start thinking about it, the stereotypical slams of books vs. video games, uptight bun-wearing librarians and kids being bullied because they like to read doesn't sit that well. But this book is for kids and they will enjoy the James-Bond i...more
In this funny little graphic novel, it is the lunch lady that saves the day. The League of Librarians, a nasty bunch, are out to rid the world of video games. If I start thinking about it, the stereotypical slams of books vs. video games, uptight bun-wearing librarians and kids being bullied because they like to read doesn't sit that well. But this book is for kids and they will enjoy the James-Bond i...more
I'm a big fan of Lunch Lady and her trusty sidekick, Betty, but this one is particularly enjoyable since librarians are the evildoers. Their quest for world domination involves destroying a shipment of new video game consoles - can't we all relate? Thank goodness Lunch Lady and the three students that make up the Breakfast Bunch are there to save the day! And in the end, there's even a compromise between video games and books. Awww! Full of action, fun gadgets (taco-vision goggles, anyone?), and...more
This graphic novel was a lot of fun, and I see the appeal of the series. The Lunch Ladies are secret superheroes, and in this volume they battle the League of Librarians who are out to destroy all the game systems to force kids to read.
Simple illustrations are combined with some lovely language, making for an adorable quick read.
While it may sound like a plot that discourages reading, one of the main trio of kids involved in the story is a solid reading role model, and there are some fun book r...more
Simple illustrations are combined with some lovely language, making for an adorable quick read.
While it may sound like a plot that discourages reading, one of the main trio of kids involved in the story is a solid reading role model, and there are some fun book r...more
Oh noooo nefarious librarians. The librarians wanted to prevent kids from playing video games. I found myself sort of on their side. PLUS they used magical characters from books -- the Lion from the Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe, a wolf from Call of the Wild, etc to fight the lunch ladies. But on the other hand -- the lunch ladies had Taco Goggles. So, well, it was a fair, and hilarious fight. One is always up for a characterization of evil librarians, a la Parks + Rec. So here, here. Go Lunch Ladie...more
OMG, I wouldn't have picked this one up except for the library challenge (part of the hot reads for cold nights). As a part of the challenge you have to pick x number of books to complete it, without knowing what those books are. The covers are wrapped with brown paper and you're not allowed to flick through.
The take on superheroes as lunch ladies is a riot, and the league of Librarians trying to take over the world - definitely a chuckle moment.
All in all a quick, funny read for all ages!
The take on superheroes as lunch ladies is a riot, and the league of Librarians trying to take over the world - definitely a chuckle moment.
All in all a quick, funny read for all ages!
This is my first Lunch Lady book and while I really liked the format and concept, I was a little sad that the librarians were the bad guys. The book doesn't stand perfectly on its own either and I actually wished that I had started with the first book. Kids are sure to love the crime-fighting lunch lady and will appreciate that the Breakfast Bunch gets in on the action too. Recommended for elementary school collections; students in grade 2 and up are sure to love this series.
Something evil is going on in the library...and, who better to be on the case than "The Breakfast Bunch"? Why, Lunch Lady, of course! And, Lunch Lady is all over this case like ketchup on French Fries.
The League of Librarians intends to steal all of the X-Station 5000 systems, so that they cannot rot children's brains. But, Lunch Lady and The Breakfast Bunch foil that plan. And, use the game systems as a prize for reading books. And, all the children love that!
The League of Librarians intends to steal all of the X-Station 5000 systems, so that they cannot rot children's brains. But, Lunch Lady and The Breakfast Bunch foil that plan. And, use the game systems as a prize for reading books. And, all the children love that!
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The school librarian, high school media specialist and the public librarian are all set to take over the world. They want "world domination" and to stop the shipment of all of the newest gaming system.
Lunch Lady to the rescue. Of course, Lunch Lady and her accomplice get in over their heads and the kids come to save the day.
This is a silly book with the librarians as the bad guys but it will probably be funny for 3 and 4th graders.
Lunch Lady to the rescue. Of course, Lunch Lady and her accomplice get in over their heads and the kids come to save the day.
This is a silly book with the librarians as the bad guys but it will probably be funny for 3 and 4th graders.
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka used to be a goofy kid that liked to draw. Now, he is a published author/illustrator with many books to his credit. Growing up in Worcester, MA Jarrett drew relentlessly and always had a cast of characters that he wrote stories for. In 9th grade, Jarrett won a contest with The Worcester Telegram & Ga...more
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka used to be a goofy kid that liked to draw. Now, he is a published author/illustrator with many books to his credit. Growing up in Worcester, MA Jarrett drew relentlessly and always had a cast of characters that he wrote stories for. In 9th grade, Jarrett won a contest with The Worcester Telegram & Ga...more
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