The day of the school bake sale is here! Everyone has brought something to help raise money for the school field trip. But when all the baked goods go missing what will happen to the school field trip? Not to worry, Lunch Lady to the rescue! With the help of her trusty sidekick Betty, Lunch Lady tracks down the Bake Sale Bandit- otherwise known as Brenda the bus driver and recovers the missing goodies. Looks like Lunch Lady saves the day again.
This beginners graphic novel presents with an unlikely hero. For most children the lunch lady is not someone they notice very often. Yet with her zippy scooter and hair net wearing sidekick Lunch Lady becomes a character to cheer for. The children in this novel are also easy to relate to. They are your everyday students- they aren't the fastest, or the most popular but at the end of the day they help stop Brenda.
The other enjoyable thing about the Lunch Lady series is the theme of a normal person doing the abnormal. Lunch Lady has no super powers. She isn't rich and can't create hundreds of gadgets to aid her quests yet she is out there saving the day. Lunch Lady is an average person behaving extraordinarily. This gives readers hope and courage that one day they too can be super.
Lunch Lady is an excellent introduction into the graphic novel genre. It also works well when discussing bullying with younger children as Brenda the bus driver is most definitely a bully.
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