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Bibliography: Krosoczka, Jarrett, J. Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle . New York: Random House Children's Books, 2014. ISBN 9780385752794 Plot Summary: The school has been taken over by convicts. They are up to no good. The kids look for the lunch lady to help get things back to normal. There is definitely a scuffle involving a food fight before all is resolved. Critical Analysis: Jarrett J. Krosoczka created a fun and somewhat educational graphic novel where the lunch lady is the hero of the school. Well, who can blame him? The lunch ladies are important to the school community. Her sidekick is another lunch lady that knows her way around technology. Together they have protected the school from villains in the other nine books in this series. The Schoolwide Scuffle is the tenth and last book in this series. I suggest reading all the books in chronological order to help you understand the past villains that are included in this book. However, it is not a must b...

Bibliography: Barnhill, Kelly, R. The Girl Who Drank the Moon . North Carolina: Algonquin Young Readers, a division of Workman Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9781616205676 Plot Summary: A baby is sacrificed to the witch to protect the townspeople of  the Protectorate. This is tradition passed down from generation to generation. The people have never seen the witch, but they are told to sacrifice the babies to keep the witch from harming the others. The witch is actually nice and caring. She gives the sacrificed babies a new home. All except for Luna, due to accidentally giving her the magic from the moon to eat. The witch, Xan, cared for the "enmagicked" Luna as if she were her very own granddaughter. Luna's magic was out of control, so Xan put a spell on Luna to make her sleep until she was thirteen. She hoped this would give Luna the time to mature before destroying the forest and everything in it. This would also prolong Xan's life to give her time to figure ou...

Bibliography: Green, John. The Fault In Our Stars . New York: Dutton Books, a division of Penguin Group (USA), 2012. ISBN 9780525478812 Plot Summary : Hazel Grace has terminal cancer. How could she not be depressed about dying? Her romantic suitor distracted her in such a wonderful way, her spirits were lifted just enough for her to enjoy her present time. Hazel distracted Augustus enough to do the same. Critical Analysis: John Green wrote a contemporary realistic fiction novel about a female protagonist (Hazel Grace) that was dying of cancer. This book is not about how to deal with cancer or cancer fundraisers. This witty story is about enjoying life in spite of having cancer. The gender roles are not stereotypical. First example is the fact that Hazel does not wait by the phone for Augustus to call, while Augustus wants to talk to her every minute of the day. Second example, Isaac is destroyed by Monica dumping him. Usually the girl is destroyed by the boy dumping h...