Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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  • Bibliography:
    38 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2003
  • Latest Book:
    April 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids

1 - Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Jun-2009)
2 - Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians (Aug-2009)
3 - Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta (Dec-2009)
4 - Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown (May-2010)
5 - Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit (Jan-2011)
6 - Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco (Sep-2011)
7 - Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes (Apr-2012)
8 - Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril (Sep-2012)
9 - Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain (Apr-2013)
10 - Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle (Feb-2014)

Platypus Police Squad

1 - The Frog Who Croaked (May-2013)
2 - The Ostrich Conspiracy (May-2014)
3 - Last Panda Standing (May-2015)
4 - Never Say Narwhal (May-2016)

Multi-Author Series List

Star Wars

A New Class (Aug-2016)
The Force Oversleeps (Jul-2017)
The Principal Strikes Back (Aug-2018)
Revenge of the Sis (Mar-2019)
Attack of the Furball (Sep-2019)
At Last, Jedi (Apr-2020)

Star Wars: Jedi Academy

4 - A New Class (Aug-2016)
5 - The Force Oversleeps (Jul-2017)
6 - The Principal Strikes Back (Aug-2018)
7 - Revenge of the Sis (Mar-2019)
8 - Attack of the Furball (Sep-2019)
9 - At Last, Jedi (Apr-2020)

Book List in Order: 38 titles

  • Bubble Bath Pirates

    "BATH TIME " calls out the pirate mommy. "ARGHHH " answer her little pirates. It's time to walk the plank for these two pirate pretenders. To the refrain of "Yo ho, yo ho, it's off to the bath we go " the pirates and their mommy make their way to a b...

  • Annie Was Warned

    Annie was warned not to go to the creepy Montgomery mansion . . . and maybe she wouldn’t have if her best friend hadn’t dared her. But Annie isn’t afraid of anything. Not bats, not spiders, and certainly not some haunted house. Or is she?...

  • Good Night, Monkey Boy

    Who’s that eating a banana? Swinging from the shower curtain? Making faces in the mirror? Why, it looks like a monkey!

    But not to Mommy. Mommy knows it’s her own monkey boy, and even monkey boys need their sleep. But first, they need to cl...

  • Baghead

    From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.From the author of Good Night, Monkey Boy, the hilarious tale of a haircut gone awry! One day Josh had a big, brown bag idea: to wear a paper bag over his head. He thought it was a good...

  • Punk Farm

    From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.After a long day of work, Farmer Joe goes home to bed. But meanwhile, back at the barn . . .Cow sets up her drums.Pig plugs in his amp.Goat tunes his bass.Chicken sets up her keyboards.A...

  • Giddy Up, Cowgirl

    Filled with great enthusiasm, young Cowgirl is excited about helping her mother with all her chores throughout the day, but when good intentions turn into unexpected mishaps, Cowgirl's mother must remind her thoughtful daughter that making the attemp...

  • My Buddy, Slug

    Alex and Slug are best friends. They do everything together--morning, noon, and night.But does being best friends mean you have to be together every second?Slug seems to think so! Alex tries to get some alone time--at the dentist, at the library, eve...

  • Punk Farm on Tour

    From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.FARMER JOE IS heading off to a Tractor Society Conference in Reno. But meanwhile, back at the farm . . . . . . Cow, Sheep, Pig, Goat, and Chicken are getting ready to rock across the U...

  • Max for President

    From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.Max thinks that he would like to be class president. So does Kelly. But there can only be one president! Who will the class elect? Full of laughs and suspense, Max for President is ...



  • Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 1

    SERVING JUSTICE! AND SERVING LUNCH! Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn't dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? Does she have a lot of cats at home? Little do th...

  • Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 2

    From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.Serving justice . . . and lunch! Lunch Lady can sniff out something rotten like no one else -- and there’s definitely something rotten going on in the library. The usually friendly l...

  • Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 3

    From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo.Dee, Terrence, and Hector are very excited about Author Visit Day. Lewis Scribson is the author of the famous Flippy Bunny books, and Hector is a huge fan! And it gets Dee and Terrence...

  • Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 4

    Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch kids are looking forward to a relaxing summer vacation with no funny business. What evils could befall them at summer camp? Of course, there is the legendary swamp monster. Stories say he haunts the camp at night...

  • Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 5

    The Breakfast Bunch is excited for the upcoming bake sale--and the best part is that it's raising money for an awesome field trip. But when all the snacks go missing, it's no laughing matter. Someone is sabotaging the bake sale. But why? Lunch Lad...

  • Guys Read: Pudding

    His friends warned him not to try the fried pudding at the carnival, but Dan didn't listen. A short story in comics from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka. ...

  • Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 6

    Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch are on a school field trip to a famous art museum. But while Lunch Lady is busy taking in all the culture, the kids have caught onto something strange -- some of the artwork looks suspiciously fake! Now Dee, Hector,...

  • Ollie the Purple Elephant

    Ollie is a purple elephant who is lost and has no place to call home. Until Shelby and Peter find him in the park -- and invite him to live with them. Soon Ollie is a regular part of the family. He doesn't have a room to call his own, but he doesn...

  • Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 7

    The Breakfast Bunch have joined the mathletes team, and are all set to win the championship trophy for Thompson Brook Elementary School -- they only need to beat the defending champs from Willowby Academy. But Lunch Lady notices something strange ab...

  • Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 8

    It's picture day at Thompson Brook, but the students are plagued by a freak acne epidemic. While the Breakfast Bunch scrambles to put their best faces forward, their hifalutin photographer raises Lunch Lady's eyebrows. She suspects the photographer m...



  • Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 9

    The race is on for a new student council president, and the Breakfast Bunch is rallying for Hector! The competition is already heavy, but the race heats up when school security is at stake: student and staff high-tech gadgets are disappearing left an...

  • The Frog Who Croaked

    Platypus Police Squad - 1

    Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked is the first in a series of zany, action-packed middle-grade mysteries featuring platypus police detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O’Malley. When a call comes in about a crime down at the docks involvin...

  • Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle

    Lunch Lady and Breakfast Bunch Kids - 10

    Lunch Lady and Betty have been unceremoniously cut from the school budget, and the timing couldn't be worse -- the villains from all nine of her previous adventures are worming their way back into Thompson Brook with a masterfully devious plan. Will ...

  • Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

    Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best of friends and swim up, down, around, and through their ocean home. Crabby is their neighbor. He is not their best friend. But when Crabby gets in trouble, will Peanut Butter and Jellyfish come to the rescue...

  • The Ostrich Conspiracy

    Platypus Police Squad - 2

    Jarrett J. Krosoczka is back with The Ostrich Conspiracy, the second installment in a fast-paced, action-packed, and hilarious middle-grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Lunch Lady. ...

  • Last Panda Standing

    Platypus Police Squad - 3

    The Kalamazoo City mayoral race is heating up, and Frank Pandini Jr. has been threatened by a mysterious assailant. He requests a special Platypus Police Squad protection detail: Detective Rick Zengo. This leaves O'Malley to be partnered up with Jo C...

  • It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon

    Lost balloons. Melted ice cream. Babysitters. Life as a kid can be pretty daunting. But don’t let these troubles get you down. With the right attitude, a hurdle can become a hammock and an obstacle can become an opportunity!   Veteran pictur...

  • Never Say Narwhal

    Platypus Police Squad - 4

    Frank Pandini Jr. is the mayor of Kalamazoo City, and everyone is celebrating -- everyone except for Zengo, O’Malley, and Cooper, who can’t seem to close a single case. To make matters worse, a mysterious hulking shadow has appeared in waters aro...

  • A New Class

    Star Wars
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy - 4

    Victor Starspeeder is psyched to be starting school at the Jedi Academy. His sister, Christina, does not share an enthusiasm for Victor's newfound educational path. She's horrified that her annoying baby brother will be there to cramp her style. W...

  • Naptastrophe!

    From the creator of Punk Farm and the acclaimed Lunch Lady graphic novel series comes a hilarious romp about one little girl's insistence that she does NOT need a nap. It's a tale as old as time -- naptime, that is. Lucy is not tired, not tire...



  • The Force Oversleeps

    Star Wars
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy - 5

    Victor is back at Jedi Academy and he truly defines the definition of sophomore, specifically a sophomore in a slump. He was excited about Drama Club and hoped to get the lead in this year's musical... But his best friend, Artemis, got the role. On t...

  • The Principal Strikes Back

    Star Wars
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy - 6

    As told through a mix of comics, doodles, and journal entries, it's Victor Starspeeder's third year at Jedi Academy! It's also his first year EVER without his sister, Christina. Plus, things at Jedi Academy are... weird. After last year's security br...

  • Hey, Kiddo

    The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents.

    In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka''s teacher asks him to draw hi...

  • Jedi Academy 7

  • Revenge of the Sis

    Star Wars
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy - 7

    As told through a mix of comics, doodles, and journal entries, Christina Starspeeder takes us on a new adventure at an all-new Jedi Academy campus! There are unfamiliar faces and old ones too, but one thing remains the same: Jedi Academy is full of l...

  • Jedi Academy 8

  • Attack of the Furball

    Star Wars
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy - 8

    The Christina Starspeeder saga continues in this laugh-out-loud epic froom author Amy Ignatow and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka in the New York Times bestselling series, Star Wars: Jedi Academy!

    As told through a mix of comics, doodles...

  • At Last, Jedi

    Star Wars
    Star Wars: Jedi Academy - 9

    Christina Starspeeder graduates in this 9th volume in the New York Times bestselling series Star Wars: Jedi Academy!

    The epic conclusion to the Starspeeder saga in this 9th volume of Jedi Academy by Jarrett Krosoczka and Amy Ignatow!

  • Sunshine

    The extraordinary — and extraordinarily powerful — follow-up to Hey, Kiddo.When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going...

Award-Winning Books by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Punk Farm
2007 Golden Archer Award -- Primary


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jarrett J. Krosoczka has published 38 books.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Sunshine, was published in April 2023.

The first book by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Bubble Bath Pirates, was published in March 2003.

Yes. Jarrett J. Krosoczka has 2 series.
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