This book was later adapted by cbbc and became to the first half of series one of the 1990s tv series. All the the demon headmaster books in order toppsta. The demon headmaster by gillian cross hes back, and the. The demon headmaster gillian cross teaching resources. The headmaster at my school was the demon headmaster personified to me. The demon headmaster by gillian cross 55 5 4 3 2 1 clear. An excellent mystery with an unusual setting good book guide childrens. Kids discover their headmaster is using hypnotism to gain control of their school. I read this book many years ago and remembered it fondly. An extract from the demon headmaster by gillian cross. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Made for cbbc, the drama was first broadcast on 14 october 2019, and is the second adaptation of the books, following the 1996 series. Demon headmaster fanfiction archive with over 97 stories.
In 1999 it enjoyed a very successful national tour. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian cross of the same title. An extract from the demon headmaster by gillian cross, read by lindsey russell dinah walked on round the playground, waiting for the bell to ring or the whistle to go. But the story reads well enough without line drawings, and we have now bought all the other five books in this series.
The story concerns dinah glass, an orphan whos just recently been fostered by the hunter family. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. On her first day at her new school, she makes some interesting observations. What do you think is going on in the assembly hall. The first half of the first series is adapted from the demon headmaster, the second half is adapted from the prime ministers brain, the second series is adapted from the demon headmaster strikes again and the third series is adapted from the demon headmaster takes over. Dinah glass starts at a new school and finds it to be very out of the ordinary.
The demon headmaster 1 by gillian cross 9780192755827. Based on the very popular childrens book, the demon headmaster by gillian cross, this musical is fun, exciting and a little bit scary. Great fun and just a little bit frightening, gillian crosss beloved classic still holds readers under its hypnotic spell, even after thirty years of being in print. Demon headmaster goes to meet dinah hunter bt girl he meets is nt dinah, hyperbrains hologram the lady is also looking for dinah sp s vt guid. A rattling good yarn the times literary supplement. The current book coverings paint over all knowledge that there. An accessible pageturner, the demon headmaster is impossible to resist. The arrival of a new computer game with its competition to find the junior computer brain of the year, sends ripples of excitement through the school. Demon headmaster by gillian cross childrens books uk. In the revenge of the demon headmaster she takes the general message of george orwells animal farm and reworks it for younger readers.
The demon headmaster by gillian cross 9780192745767. Anyone who wants to complain to the daily mail would be doing us a huge favour and getting us muchneeded publicity. Why do you think the other 5 children are excluded from this. Buy a discounted paperback of the demon headmaster online from australias leading online bookstore. Again i sighed when my own demon headmaster there is an excellent series of that name, by the way, by gillian cross suggested some of the titles he had read as a boy. Based on books by author gillian cross, the demon headmaster is all about a headmaster with much more sinister intentions, who manages to control his pupils by getting them to look into his eyes. Dinah glass starts at a new school and finds it to be very out of the. All the children, apart from a handful including lloyd and harvey, are too wellbehaved robotic almost and oddly keen to please the creepy. Adam whybray and ava foxfort as they discuss the final part of the final reckoning, the last book in the deptford mice series by robin jarvis. Total control demon headmaster 7 by gillian cross paperback. The title character is a strange person it is never made clear whether or not he is human.
The demon headmaster first ministers reading challenge. If you want to start a series thedemonheadmaster page, just click the edit button above. The demon headmaster, referred to only as the headmaster in the book, teaches by hypnotising the children so they learn long chunks of lessons by. One of the great characters of childrens books, the demon headmaster rules his school with his seagreen eyes through which he hypnotises. The book follows dinah is an orphan who has just got adopted by the hunter family. Why are the children all except her foster brothers so unnervingly well. Society for the protection of our lives against them, the children at the school who are immune to the demon headmasters hypnotic powers. Common knowledge book awards 1001 childrens books you must read before you grow up. Your hardy crew discuss ice textures, brutal character deaths and mousebased metal concept albums, as they dive into the icy waters of this most epic of endings.
Everything is strange, but not nearly as odd and sinister as her first day at school. The demon headmaster book read online, the demon headmaster. Oxford university press childrens will this year publish a new book in gillian cross demon headmaster series, 35 years after the release of the first title. Tall, elusive, always wore a black cape and i thought he was the scariest man in the world. When dinah is fostered by the hunters she thinks her biggest problem will be fitting in with her fosterbrothers, lloyd and harvey. New demon headmaster story from cross the bookseller.
The demon headmaster books are a english childrens book series written by gillian cross and was later adapted into a tv series for cbbc. In defence of modern childrens books the spectator. What lengths will this headmaster go to to run an orderly school. All the children, apart from a handful including lloyd and harvey, are too. Its not clear whether the screenplays or books came first, but if you can find a clear, undisputed reference online. An attractive, easyflowing style with interesting characters and a lively story junior. All the children, apart from a handful including lloyd and harvey, are too wellbehavedrobotic almostand oddly keen to please the creepy headmaster. Lcna195s get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. However, once she starts at her new school its clear that theres more to worry about.
David holmes of burpham primary school has sent in a great set of activities for this gillian cross book. The demon headmaster is the title of the first demon headmaster book which started off book series which was written by british author gillian cross. The demon headmaster, referred to only as the headmaster in the book, teaches by hypnotising the children so they learn long chunks of. I read it probably in the early 90s, and all i remember is the protagonist used a computer keyboard to do things, e. If youre looking for a good story i thoroughly recommend the demon headmaster. Adapted from the new demon headmaster book from gillian cross the author who wrote the novels the original series was based on the story will feature the evil teacher as a super head. On page 45 the author uses a simile to describe the headmaster. It s the first one in the series, a decent length at 158 pages and each chapter is around 10 pages long.
I, to my shame, had never read it, and so decided to address it by reading it yesterday. Name that childrens book childrensbook ask metafilter. The demon headmaster book the demon headmaster fandom. The demon headmaster is a very spooky book that will captivate children from the start. First published in 1982, this book reads a bit like a cross between enid blytons secret seven and the my parents are aliens tv series, except that here the very odd characters are at school rather than at home. The demon headmaster chapter 5 i can use clues from the text to justify my responses. Book 1 in the series is the demon headmaster strikes again. Review of the book the demon headmaster by gillian cross. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 1 by trunksgav. Any more ideas or material based on this book would be appreciated. Based on demon headmaster author gillian crosss own soft reboot, the 2017 book total control. All the children, apart from a handful including lloyd and harvey, are too wellbehaved robotic.
A lighthearted, funny and ingenious story school librarian. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 3 by trunksgav. Original demon headmaster actor terrence hardiman will return for cameo in new reboot. Check out the epic series from the 90s before the new series lands on cbbc on 14th october. The demon headmaster by gillian cross is now marketed as a modern classic of childrens literature. F acing the demon headmaster is in the demon headmaster series, and is sometimes funny, but often scary and action filled. The things i love about the demon headmaster are as follows. Good book guide gillian cross is one of the best childrens novelists today and her stories of the demon headmaster are both fun and quite frightening. All available episodes 10 total no upcoming broadcasts. The demon headmaster by gillian cross hes back, and the rules. But something strange is going on and the worst class in the world 6z are going to get to the bottom of this mystery and expose the demon headmaster. The other two series, based on the demon headmaster strikes again and the demon headmaster takes over respectively, seem to suffer a little from having a whole book to cover, as all the books are roughly the same length. Becoming a member of the lovereading4kids community is free. Back for a new generation to enjoy, the demon headmaster mixes fear and excitement in a series of page turning adventures.
None of the children play typical games in the playground. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 2 by trunksgav. The demon headmaster is a british book written by gillian cross in 1982. Top 10 terrifying teachers in childrens books children. A mysterious new headmaster seems to have everyone under his spell, but can anyone resist him, or are they all doomed. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring terrence hardiman in the title role and frances amey as dinah. The title character is a strange being with the powers of hypnosis and a desire to take over the world, as he believes it will be better under his ordered rule. All the children, apart from a handful including lloyd and harvey, are too well behavedrobotic almostand oddly keen to please the creepy headmaster. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a. Dinah has just moved to a new foster home where the incumbent boys particularly older brother lloyd are very suspicious of her. The demon headmaster the prime ministers brain the revenge of the demon headmaster the demon headmaster strikes again the demon headmaster takes over facing the demon headmaster total. Anarchism, childhood and the demon headmaster laura tisdall. It quite often features as a reader in schools, and is a permanent fixture in school libraries. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
Instead, quite abruptly, all sounds in the playground stopped and. In both the book and film of roald dahls classic, she is an enormous presence in more ways than one. I would recommend it to anyone who likes weird but funny books teen titles. The demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain, the revenge of the demon headmaster, the demon headmaster takes over, the demon headmaster strikes again, and facing the demon headmaster. An early version of the musical was workshopped at the royal national theatres studio in 1997 and premiered at the pleasance theatre, london.
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