Gil the gecko escapes from his tank and wanders through the school lunchroom, where plenty of drama is unfolding.

99 PAGES ILLUS. $8.60. 2005005731. ILLUS: JIM PAILLOT. THE NEW LUNCH LADY AT ELLA MENTRY SCHOOL, MS. LAGRANGE, WRITES SECRET MESSAGES IN THE MASHED POTATOES AND TRIES HER BEST TO GET A.J. AND THE OTHER STUDENTS TO EAT HEALTHY FOODS. DN

When his school cafeteria eliminates sausage pizza and chocolate milk and incorporates healthier choices into its menu, Aldo Zelnick decides to fight back, recording it all in his illustrated journal.

When fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko is called to catch someone who is stealing food from the school cafeteria, he finds himself framed for the crime.

Remember how simple school lunches used to be? You'd have something from every major food group, run around the playground for a while, and you looked and felt fine. But today it's not so simple. Schools are actually feeding the American crisis of childhood obesity and malnutrition. Most cafeterias serve a veritable buffet of processed, fried, and sugary foods, and although many schools have attempted to improve, they are still not measuring up: 78...

Drawing on material from more than 70 voices, and celebrating diversity and shared experience, this collection of stories captures all walks of life and shows us how food often unites us in unexpected ways

When a mysterious new lunch lady's menu begins transforming the students into zombies, Billy Sure races against time to invent something to reverse the outbreak.

Jigsaw Jones tries to prove that Joey Pignattano should not be blamed for starting a food fight in the school cafeteria.

"It's the start of another school year at Belching Walrus Elementary! Slice, Totz and Scoop are looking forward to finally just chilling with their foodie friends in the cafeteria. It's only the second day of school and already there are whispers about scurrying footsteps in the dark halls and squeaky classrooms. The other foods are totally spooked! Before long, our favorite trio discover that this year Belching Walrus Elementary has welcomed class...

"Fans of Captain Underpants won't want to miss the adventures of a lunch lady who serves justice--now available for the first time as a full-color graphic novel featuring two-books-in-one! Serving justice . . . and lunch! Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn't dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? Does she have a lot of cats at home? Little do they know, Lunch Lady...