Knights of the Lunch Table
Cammuso, F. (2008). Knights of the lunch table. New York: Scholastic.
Summary
Artie just wants to fit in, but when he opens a magic locker that even the biggest bully in the school hasn't been able to open, fitting in is the last thing that's going to happen. Artie and his new lunch table friends are thrown in to a dogeball game (to the death) and face other evils (the principal) along the way in a very comedic and kid friendly story.
Impression
A super fun book that got one of my very reluctant readers hooked! He's read it twice since I bought it a few months ago. The story is very relatable, a kid just wanting to fit in and a bunch of bullies that are trying their best to make his life miserable. Throw in a magic locker and a game of dogeball, it's all a student could hope for.
Review
Grades 2-4. Artie King’s first day at his new middle school is terrible: his nasty older sister ensures he misses the bus; a couple of geeky kids are friendly, but the school bullies smell a new victim; and the principal is a horror who hands out detentions and dire warnings as she peers out from behind her horn-rimmed glasses. Artie has muddied the waters a bit himself by boasting that he’s a dodgeball pro—when he’s really not. Kids familiar with King Arthur legends will like the idea of a mysterious locker, seemingly rusted shut, that opens for Artie and the helpful stranger named Merlyn (who turns out to be Artie’s science teacher and guidance counselor). But kids unfamiliar with Arthur will still like this tongue-in-cheek take on the school rules and games that can dominate a kid’s life. Although the characters seem purposefully multiethnic, Cammuso’s text is witty and his cartoons energetic; his pictures speak as clearly as his words. A good start for the Knights of the Lunch Tale series.
Booklist. (2008). 104(14).
Library Use
1. Introducing graphic novels to students and teachers.
2. A lesson on sequence of events.
3. Promoting reading to reluctant readers.
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