The Demon Headmaster by Gillian Cross
Something weird is happening at school. The children are too well behaved - almost like robots. What strange power does the eerie headmaster hold over them, and can anyone resist? Or are Dinah, Lloyd, and Harvey doomed to become part of the Demon Headmaster's dark plan?
"A rattling good yarn" * TLS *
"A light-hearted, funny and ingenious story." * School Librarian *
"An excellent mystery with an unusual setting." * Good Book Guide *
"Gillian Cross is one of the best children's novelists today and her stories of the Demon Headmaster are both fun and quite frightening." * Daily Telegraph *
"Brought bang up to date with contemporary references and in-jokes that kids can fully engage with and understand, Gillian is hugely talented and it's fabulous to see this new book ready to give kids the odd headmaster-related nightmare." * Read it Daddy *
"The Demon Headmaster has proven popular in the classroom for over three decades and provides a good starting point for discussing how a school or society would look without the liberty to be individuals." * Books for Topics *
"A light-hearted, funny and ingenious story." * School Librarian *
"An excellent mystery with an unusual setting." * Good Book Guide *
"Gillian Cross is one of the best children's novelists today and her stories of the Demon Headmaster are both fun and quite frightening." * Daily Telegraph *
"Brought bang up to date with contemporary references and in-jokes that kids can fully engage with and understand, Gillian is hugely talented and it's fabulous to see this new book ready to give kids the odd headmaster-related nightmare." * Read it Daddy *
"The Demon Headmaster has proven popular in the classroom for over three decades and provides a good starting point for discussing how a school or society would look without the liberty to be individuals." * Books for Topics *
Gillian Cross has been writing children's books for over thirty years. Before that, she took English degrees at Oxford and Sussex Universities, and she has had various jobs including working in a village bakery and being an assistant to a Member of Parliament. She is married with four children and lives in Dorset. Her hobbies include orienteering and playing the piano. She won the Carnegie Medal for Wolf and the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children's
Novel Award for The Great Elephant Chase.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780192745767 |
| ISBN 10 | 019274576X |
| Title | The Demon Headmaster |
| Author | Gillian Cross |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2017-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |