Comics Squad #2: Lunch! - Hardcover

Holm, Jennifer L.; Holm, Matthew; Krosoczka, Jarrett J.; Peanuts; Bell, Cece

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 055351265X ISBN 13: 9780553512656

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till milk comes out of your nose?! Look no further—do we have the book for you! All your favorite comic characters are right here in one book, including the Peanuts gang, Babymouse, and Lunch Lady. This all-star tribute to classic Sunday comics includes eight sidesplitting, action-packed stories about every kid’s favorite subject—LUNCH!
 
Lunchtime can be fun, wild, yummy, or complete chaos! And in this second collection of comics, it is definitely hilarious.

About this title

About the Author

JENNIFER HOLM—Foster City, CA (Babymouse, Squish, New York Times bestseller, three-time Newbery Honor winner, Eisner Award winner)
MATTHEW HOLM—Portland, OR (Babymouse, Squish, Eisner Award winner)
JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA—Northampton, MA (Lunch Lady, Platypus Police Squad, two-time Children’s Choice Award winner)
SARA VARON—Brooklyn, NY (illustrator of Cupcake and Odd Duck)
CECIL CASTELLUCCI—Los Angeles (author of Odd Duck)
CECE BELL—Christianburg, VA (author/illustrator of El Deafo, Bee-Wigged, and Itty Bitty)
JASON SHIGA—Oakland, CA (author of Meanwhile and Empire State—A Love Story (Or Not))
NATHAN HALE—(author of the Hazardous Tales series, illustrator of the Eisner Award-nominated Rapunzel’s Revenge and its sequel, Calamity Jack)
JEFFREY BROWN—Chicago (author/illustrator of the Jedi Academy series and the upcoming Lucy and Andy Neanderthal)
THE PEANUTS—New York*

From School Library Journal

Gr 2–5—Once again a veritable who's who of children's cartoonists assemble to offer up a collection of short comics around a theme. This second anthology presents stories that share the common thread of lunch, although the context in each tale varies a great deal, from the gross to the unexpected, the historic, and even the prehistoric. Familiar characters such as Jarrett Krosoczka's Lunch Lady, Jennifer and Matt Holm's Babymouse, and even Peanuts' Snoopy appear in original stories that will satisfy fans of the referenced source material. Jeffrey Brown's "Cave Soup" kicks off a new comics series from the creator of "Jedi Academy" that blends humor and historical evidence into a story about a Neanderthal family. Class rivals find common ground over scientific lunchroom experiments in Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon's "Worst Day Ever." Two particularly strong stories are Nathan Hale's "Lunch Bomb 1943" and Jason Shiga's "The Case of the Missing Science Project." The former recounts a historical event from World War II, in which the crew on a U.S. destroyer successfully defended themselves and the ship from a Japanese submarine by attacking the sub with a barrage of raw potatoes. Shiga takes the "Choose Your Own Adventure"-style comic storytelling that earned him praise in Meanwhile (Abrams, 2010) and adds the element of time travel in "Missing Science Project." The unfamiliar mechanics of Shiga's comic may baffle some, but the payoff is unlike anything this reader has experienced in a story prior. VERDICT Overall, this anthology offers up a lot of strong selections with tons of appeal.—Matthew C. Winner, Ducketts Lane Elementary School, Elkridge, MD

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 055351265X
• ISBN 13: 9780553512656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144