Something Queer in the Cafeteria [Paperback]

Elizabeth Levy (Author), Mordicai Gerstein (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994

The tenth adventure for Gwen and Jill, part of the popular Something Queer series, concerns the strange goings-on in the school's newly renovated cafeteria, as the two girls are falsely accused of sabotage and must expose the real culprit.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-Yuck! The food in the newly remodeled cafeteria of Evergreen Avenue School is even worse than in the old one. The pizza is soggy, everything burns in the oven, and the hot dogs are made from tofu. Why? It's a mystery Gwen and Jill are determined to solve. As in the other "Something Queer" books, these plucky girls solve the puzzle with chutzpa and intelligence. Agreeably written with believable characters and incidents, the story will keep children reading to discover the culprit's identity, and the funny pictures of all of the crazy antics, complete with inserts, close-ups of clues, and diagrams, will keep them laughing. And in the end, they're sure to cheer when Ms. Lensky, the mean cafeteria manager, declares that there'll be no more tofu dogs for anyone.
Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Gr. 2-4. Most school cafeteria lunches don't rate stars, but the food at Evergreen Avenue School's new cafeteria is now worse than it was before the cafeteria was renovated. Gwen and her best friend, Jill, are convinced that the quality of the food is only part of the problem: food fights are breaking out, tofu hot dogs are disappearing, and the kitchen is being wrecked. When the Mean Cafeteria Lady (the MCL) accuses Gwen and Jill of the hijinks, the girls determine to find out what's going on. The tenth book in Levy's mystery series is sure to amuse young readers: the pace is quick, the mystery realistic, and the clues good but not too easy. Mordicai Gerstein's wacky, full-color illustrations add to the fun and contain lots of hints for puzzle solvers. Chris Sherman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (Juv) (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786810009
• ISBN-13: 978-0786810000
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,102,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular fun!, May 2, 2000

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This review is from: Something Queer in the Cafeteria (Paperback)

My 8-year old daughter said this is the best book she's ever read! The illustrations are hilarious, the plot is exciting, and the clues are just hard enough to make you think, but not too hard to frustrate! She's very eager to read all the books in the series! As a parent, I thought the only drawback was that some of the charactor names were hard to pronounce and she had to keep asking for help with them. Otherwise I'm very pleased with her enthusiasm.