Krosoczka, J. (2009). Lunch lady and the league of librarians. New York, NY. Random House Children's Books.
In this graphic novel about a lunch lady superhero and her lunch lady side kick, the breakfast club (a group of 3 students who know about the lunch lady and her super powers) has discovered that something strange has been going on with their librarian. Sure she is busy setting up for the book fair, but she seems more irritable than usual. When they confide in the lunch ladies about their suspicions, the lunch ladies look at some surveillance video that confirms the librarians are indeed going to take over the world starting with the destruction of all video games. The lunch ladies and the breakfast club (unbeknownced to each other) have decided to do a little more investigation at a different library with one of the librarians who is part of the League of Librarians. However, she fails to discover what the video tape does; that their plan is to stop a delivery truck of the newest X Station 5000 gaming system. The League of Librarians are able to do this by throwing dictionaries at the truckers and movers and then opening their powerful and magical Book Beasts where beasts and other creatures from other fantasy stories come to life by jumping from these books. The Lunch Ladies fight back with their hovering pizza boards, sonic juice boxes, and hairnet nets. Just when the lunch ladies seem to be defeated , the breakfast club comes to help them fight the battle. In the end justice is served, the librarians are arrested, and the newest X station 5000 becomes a promotion tool for the Read-A-Thon. Once again the Lunch Ladies save the day, but they will be back.
In this hilarious and fanatical graphic novel, what seem to be just normal school staff members are both super heroes and villains. The lunch ladies are unnoticed by most, but come to the rescue when duty calls. The crazy flying food and book weapons of the two rivals explains why these books are considered fantasy. The characters are lovable ladies that seem normal from any student waiting to get some more french fries, but possess within them extraordinary super powers, super tools, and the desire to do good and keep all that is right in the world. It makes the reader stop to question, what if our lunch ladies and librarians had super powers!? The plot in these books goes rather quickly but is high action and exciting. This enjoyable and easy read does not have to many underlying messages or themes about life, but it sure was fun to read!
For more information about the Lunch Lady series books go to http://www.lunchladycomics.com
In this hilarious and fanatical graphic novel, what seem to be just normal school staff members are both super heroes and villains. The lunch ladies are unnoticed by most, but come to the rescue when duty calls. The crazy flying food and book weapons of the two rivals explains why these books are considered fantasy. The characters are lovable ladies that seem normal from any student waiting to get some more french fries, but possess within them extraordinary super powers, super tools, and the desire to do good and keep all that is right in the world. It makes the reader stop to question, what if our lunch ladies and librarians had super powers!? The plot in these books goes rather quickly but is high action and exciting. This enjoyable and easy read does not have to many underlying messages or themes about life, but it sure was fun to read!
For more information about the Lunch Lady series books go to http://www.lunchladycomics.com
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