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Lunch Lady Bibliography Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch Lady and the schoolwide scuffle. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. Print. ISBN 0385752806 Plot Summary The school is under crisis extracurricular activities have been cut and most of the teachers replaced. The new superintendent is set out to destroy the school. The kids are not ready to bend the knee and set out to look for some help. They find Betty and Lunch Lady who have been cut from the schools budget as well. They discover that everyone that has been hired to the school now is a convict and even the superintendent is lying about her credentials. The Lunch Lady defeats the superintendent who is actually Van Grindheimer a previous student. Grindheimer was bitter for being bullied and not winning the science fair when she was a student. However, her efforts are not enough and is defeated by the lunch lady, students, custodian, and even the librarians teaming up together. Critical Analysis The Krosoczka’s book shows...

Sisters Bibliography Telgemeier, Raina, Braden Lamb, and Phil Falco. Sisters. New York: Graphix, 2014. Print.  Plot Summary Raina wished for a sister and that’s what she got. Amara was born and a tornado hit Raina’s life. She expected having a sister to be something very different. Raina and Amara are far apart in age and that resulted in different interests. Even as the girls grow up they still kept having arguments and then a baby brother comes into the picture. The family sets out on a road trip during one summer for a family reunion. The road trip is full of surprises the van does not have air, a thunderstorm, and even finding a snake on the van. Things do not go as planned when visiting family relatives. Raina cannot relate to anyone. Adults are keeping to themselves and even Amara was doing her own things. Though the girls end up understanding the importance of having each other. Critical Analysis Telgemeier captures the relationship amongst sisters perfectly...

The Graveyard Book Bibliography Nowlan, Kevin, P. Craig. Russell, and Neil Gaiman. The graveyard book: volume 1. Sydney: HarperCollins Childrens , a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 2014. Print. ISBN 0060530928 Plot Summary In a dark house near a cemetery a mother, father, and sister sadly have lost their lives to a hit man.   Yet, a baby unknowingly escapes and finds himself in the most unlikely place for an infant. Mr. and Mrs. Owens are ghosts of the cemetery they find the baby and believe it’s their duty to look after him. The baby’s mother appears in form of a spirit and pleads that they protect her son. Mr. and Mrs. Owens take in the baby along with Silas another inhabitant of the cemetery. The graveyard ghosts all try to help the baby while growing up. They named him Nobody, Bod for short. Critical Analysis In this fictional book the main character Bod, is a boy who has found himself living in abnormal circumstances. Each chapter of this story holds a speci...

Tales from Outer Suburbia Bibliography Tan, Shaun. Tales From Outer Suburbia Book . Sydney: A & U Children, 2016. Print. ISBN 0771084021 Plot Summary There are tales of wise buffalo, wedding day stories, and even whales appearing on a lawn. The book goes through a set of fictitious stories. It starts with a tale of a foreign exchange student fascinated with simplicity of objects around him, the author points out that it’s due to his cultural background. The next proceeds to a man in old fashioned diving gear received by a neighbor that was surprised and filled with joy to see him. There are many types of stories within the book that will make readers be filled with joy and laughter. Critical Analysis Shaun Tan stories are diverse and unique in their own way. Each tale can make a reader laugh, wonder, or even cry a bit. The fiction stories are praised by many critics and has acquired numerous awards. The illustrations capture the text in one of many ways the story c...

The Midwife’s Apprentice Cushman, Karen. 1995. THE MIDWIFE’S APPRENTICE. New York: Clarion Books. ISBN: 9780395692295 Plot Summary This story begins with an orphaned, homeless girl, that does not remember her parents, nor does she have a name. She is referred to as Brat and then later as Beetle. She is found by a midwife seeing Beetle as a way to acquire cheap labor. Beetle is just grateful to have a place to sleep and food even if it is just scraps. The midwife goes by Jane Sharp she mistreats Beetle both physically and verbally. Beetle follows the midwife and begins to learn from her without the midwife knowing. In a trip to acquire some materials for the midwife Beetle is treated differently and names herself Alyce. She saves a boy that had bullied her before named Will from drowning in a river. Alyce slowly builds up her confidence and self-esteem. There comes a time in which the midwife is absent and Alyce has to deliver a baby. This causes people to start requesting ...