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Browse the Lunch Lady books by Jarrett J. Krosoczka in order, with short summaries, series background, and a simple guide to starting the graphic novels.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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Lunch Lady books in publication order

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10 books

1

Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2009

Hector is thrilled when beloved Flippy Bunny author Lewis Scribson visits school, but the guest's behavior feels off. After Coach Birkby disappears, Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch investigate the writer's suspicious agenda.

2

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2009

Dee, Hector, and Terrence wonder what their lunch lady does after serving sloppy joes. They soon learn Lunch Lady is an undercover hero, and her first case pits the team against a substitute teacher with a very mechanical secret.

3

Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2009

The librarians at Thompson Brook suddenly become cold, secretive, and unsettlingly serious. When even Dee cannot get a smile from them, Lunch Lady, Betty, and the Breakfast Bunch investigate what is really happening among the stacks.

4

Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2010

The Breakfast Bunch is excited to raise field-trip money at a school bake sale, until every snack disappears. Lunch Lady follows crumbs, clues, and culinary gadgetry to find the person sabotaging Thompson Brook's sweetest event.

5

Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2010

Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch expect a quiet summer at camp, until rumors of a swamp monster start feeling less like campfire stories. Dee, Hector, and Terrence join Lunch Lady to uncover the secret behind the scares.

6

Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2011

On a field trip to a famous art museum, Dee, Hector, and Terrence notice that some paintings look suspiciously fake. Lunch Lady is distracted by the exhibits, so the Breakfast Bunch may have to crack this art-world conspiracy themselves.

7

Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2012

The Breakfast Bunch joins Thompson Brook's mathletes team and hopes to beat Willowby Academy for the championship. Lunch Lady spots something very wrong with the opposing team and its coach, turning the competition into another undercover case.

8

Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2012

Picture day goes wrong when Thompson Brook students develop a bizarre acne outbreak. Lunch Lady suspects the school's fancy photographer is planning something dangerous, and she must stop the scheme before the students become part of a fashion-world plot.

9

Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2013

Lunch Lady and Betty are cut from the school budget at the worst possible moment. Villains from earlier cases return to Thompson Brook, and the Breakfast Bunch must help their favorite undercover heroes stop a plan to take over the school.

10

Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain

by Jarrett J Krosoczka

2013

Hector runs for student council president just as high-tech gadgets begin disappearing from Thompson Brook School. With the election distracting everyone, Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch need to catch the stealthy thief before more equipment vanishes.

Lunch Lady books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute"

    Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2009Lunch Lady, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians"

    Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2009Lunch Lady, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta"

    Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2009Lunch Lady, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown"

    Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2010Lunch Lady, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit"

    Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2010Lunch Lady, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco"

    Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2011Lunch Lady, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes"

    Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2012Lunch Lady, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril"

    Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2012Lunch Lady, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain"

    Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2013Lunch Lady, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle"

    Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle

    by Jarrett J Krosoczka

    2013Lunch Lady, Book 10

Series background & context

The Lunch Lady books imagine that the person serving lunch at Thompson Brook School has a much bigger job after the cafeteria closes. Lunch Lady is also a secret crime fighter, ready to protect students and staff from strange plots, sneaky villains, and school-day disasters that are never quite as ordinary as they seem.

Her partner is Betty, another lunch worker with a talent for turning cafeteria equipment into spy gear. The books are full of food-based gadgets, from tools that help Lunch Lady track a suspect to devices that make a quick escape possible. The ridiculous names are part of the fun, but Lunch Lady takes the safety of her school seriously.

She serves justice along with lunch.

The young heroes are Dee, Hector, and Terrence, known as the Breakfast Bunch. They are curious students who notice when a substitute teacher is acting oddly, the librarians become strangely secretive, or something feels wrong on a field trip. They do not always know what they are getting into, but they are brave enough to ask questions and stick with the case.

The series begins with Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, which introduces Lunch Lady's hidden identity and her team. Later books send the group after suspicious librarians, a shady visiting author, a supposed swamp monster, a bake-sale thief, fake art at a museum, unsettling mathletes, and more. Every story uses a recognizable part of school life as a launchpad for a comic-book mystery.

The books build toward Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle, when Lunch Lady and Betty are pushed out of their jobs just as familiar villains begin returning to Thompson Brook. That finale pays off the ongoing friendships and running jokes, though each earlier book is designed to work as its own short adventure.

These graphic novels are fast, silly, and easy to follow, with bold black-and-white art accented by bright yellow. The danger stays kid-friendly, the jokes come often, and the real appeal is watching an underestimated adult become the school’s most reliable hero. Start with Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, then read the cases in publication order.

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