Book post: Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

Book cover from Random House

Krosoczka, J.J. (2009). Lunch Lady and the cyborg substitute. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute introduces the Lunch Lady and her sidekick, fellow lunch lady Betty, as they investigate the strange new substitute teacher at their school.  Three students wonder about the lives of the lunch ladies outside of school and follow the Lunch Lady into a dangerous situation.  The science fiction elements of the gadgets and cyborgs make an exciting story. Having only shades of black, white, and yellow gives this graphic novel a clean look and forces the characters to create the interest. This book is great for talking about foreshadowing because it gives hints throughout about who the real bad guy really is.  I like the cliffhanger ending because it adds mystery and suspense to lead into the rest of the series.