School lunch
(Book)

When Harriet, the cook at Lincoln School, goes on a much-needed vacation, the staff and students send her letters complaining about her replacements and trying to persuade her to return. What will the kids of Lincoln School do without their health-conscious lunch lady, Harriet? When she goes on a much-needed vacation, the principal, Mr. Fitz, hires cook after cook, each one more outrageous than the next, but none who can replace their beloved Harriet. The kids-and their principal-send postcards, letters, drawings, e-mail, and telegrams detailing the chefs' outlandish meals in hopes of convincing Harriet to return. But will this lunch lady leave her tropical paradise to save the day?