The Bangers and Chips Explosion

This slapstick fantasy about a school held to ransom by its villainous kitchen staff is somewhat marred by the silliness of its premisses: that all children detest healthy food, that all dinner ladies are either angelic or demonic, that all criminals are skilled but stupid. The book also contains some of the most misogynistic writing I've seen in recent children's fiction. However, the story swaggers along at a fairly catchy pace, and should entertain all those juniors who are amused by the antics of dim coppers and overweight women.