Lunch Lady Books in Order
Lunch Lady by Jarrett J. Krosoczka contains 10 books, published between 2009 and 2013. The first book is Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (2009) and the newest is Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2009–2013
- Pages on record
- 96 in 1 of 10 books
Lunch Lady is a graphic novel series by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, complete at 10 books published between 2009 and 2013. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (2009) opens it and Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle (2013) closes it. Every title names the Lunch Lady, a school cafeteria worker who takes on crimes: the League of Librarians, the Author Visit Vendetta, the Bake Sale Bandit, the Field Trip Fiasco, the Mutant Mathletes and the Video Game Villain among them. Schools, crime prevention, robots and detective stories run through the subjects.
How many Lunch Lady books are there?
Lunch Lady has 10 books, released between 2009 and 2013.
Lunch Lady Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Lunch Lady books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute2009 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/42009962/4
- 2Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 4Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 5Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 6Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 7Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 8Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 9Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 10Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Lunch Lady?
No separate chronological order is on record for Lunch Lady, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Lunch Lady books in order?
You should read the Lunch Lady books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lunch Lady book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lunch Lady
Start with Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lunch Lady book?
Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle (2013) is the newest Lunch Lady book released so far.
Is there a new Lunch Lady book coming?
No next Lunch Lady book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lunch Lady at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Lunch Lady title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Lunch Lady books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 96 pages across the 1 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lunch Lady books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lunch Lady books are about
All 10 Lunch Lady books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 9 of 10 books
- Schools 8 of 10 books
- School lunchrooms, cafeterias 6 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 10 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 10 books
- Crime prevention 2 of 10 books
- Stealing 2 of 10 books
- Women food service employees 2 of 10 books
More books by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka books in order 36 books









