The Lunchroom of Doom: Ready-For-Chapters #2

by Daniel Pinkwater

Book Overview

Where is one place you don't want to go alone? Remember Werewolf Club members Ralf Alfa, Billy Furball, Lucy Fang, and Norman Gnormal? Well, they are back. Now they wreak havoc on a local restaurant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689838468
• ISBN13: 9780689838460
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 57 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Daniel Pinkwater ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is possibly, most certainly, probably, the most funniest book I have ever read. The only ones that come close to this incredible feat of genuis are other books written by Mr. Pinkwater. Now on to the pros and cons; The Pro's: Its funny. The con's: there is no cons. Peak inside this foutain of joyful laughter: There's the characters kids, funny kids, they're werewolves, they got this psychatrist who is sort of dumb and becomes a meatball. They meet at this resturant thats pretty funny too. Why you should read this book and what kind of people would appreciate it: I can't really say anymore its really really really funny plus its got a good moral. kids see weirdos having fun and being good citizans its good for them. Ok, the book is written as a short chapter book. This doesn't mean it is only for the little kiddies, big kiddies and cats will also like it. People who like romance novels, cheap fiction and miss manners may not like this book. AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Another fun romp with the young werewolves

"The Werewolf Club #2: The Lunchroom of Doom," is a fun entry in this young adult series by Daniel Pinkwater. The book is illustrated by Jill Pinkwater. The story is narrated by Norman Gnormal, a member of the Watson Elementary School Werewolf Club -- a sort of peer support group for kids who are werewolves.This installment brings some interesting new elements into the series -- most notably, Honest Tom's Tibetan-American Lunchroom, were the 'wolves eat lunch. The kids face a naysayer in the form of a narrow-minded Board of Ed psychiatrist who claims that werewolves don't exist. They also discover a fiendish extraterrestrial plot. Good fun, with a nice message of empowerment for kids who are different.

The Werewolf Club is Back!

Poor Billy Furball, he's been thrown out of the school lunchroom for having a food fight with himself. It was so bad, they had to bring in special cleaning equipment. And on top of that, because of his behavior, Billy has to see the school psychiatrist, who has informed him that there is no such thing as werewolves...it's just a game that got out of hand. Now, to support and cheer up their fellow werewolf, the rest of the club has decided not to eat in the lunchroom either. First, they tried to eat outside, but it rained. Next they tried to each in their club sponsor's car, but it was too full of shedded werewolf hair. So, finally they went down the block to eat at Honest Tom's Tibetan-American Lunchroom. The food wasn't bad and they got to meet Captain Sterling of the North American Space Squad. He has been abducted by aliens more than 400 times. Now as the club lunches each day at Honest Tom's, strange things begin to happen...This is the second book in Daniel Pinkwater's Werewolf series, and just like the first, it is full of wacky characters and laugh out loud scenes. The easy to read short chapters and hip, kid-speak language will keep your youngsters hooked and turning pages to the very end. This is a silly, funny, very absurd story that is just perfect for 7-10 year olds.