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Knights Of The Lunch Table #1: The Dodgeball Chronicles (2013)

by Frank Cammuso(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Graphix

series

Knights of the Lunch Table

review 1: Cammuso, F. (2008). Knights of the lunch table: The dodgeball chronicles. New York, NY: Graphix.Graphic NovelALSC Graphic Novel Reading List 2012This graphic novel is a school-based, modern day spinoff of two King Arthur tales: The Sword in the Stone and King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. However in this graphic novel, Artie King must defeat a group of bullies known as “The Horde” after opening up the legendary locked locker he received when he entered Camelot Middle School. While Knights of the Lunch Table was a cute rendition of those two old stories, it certainly was not a modern day classic. Cammuso, however, did an excellent job of rewriting the plot while maintaining enough elements of the original tales to show the connections between the stories. W... morehile it is not my favorite book, 3rd through 5th grade students may very well find it a fun and enjoyable read, and the simple language and colorful illustrations will support struggling readers’ comprehension of the text. A great way to integrate this Knights of the Lunch Table into a language arts classroom might be to read The Sword and the Stone, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in order to facilitate a comparative analysis of the texts. This will show students how author’s rewrite old tales and make them their own. In addition, students could write their own modern day King Arthur tale. Overall, this book was silly and fun, but I doubt it will ever be a literary classic.
review 2: This is a terrific book to have in the classroom for independent reading. It's common school themes (e.g. bullying, dodgeball), cute drawings, and easy to follow storyline make it a good independent reader for those students who like more graphics and illustrations in their stories. If students didn't pick it up right away, which I think they would, you could do a book chat for it.My second grader loves this whole series. less

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