Facing the Demon Headmaster

The Demon Headmaster #6

by Gillian Cross

Club Purple is the place to be! The mysterious DJ Pardoman is so cool, with his ever-changing electronic mask. So when a competition is announced to unmask the DJ, everyone wants to win and find out who he is. When Dinah makes a shocking discovery she decides to investigate further, but has she fallen into a trap? Little does Dinah realize that the Demon Headmaster is about to use her in his most threatening plan yet! Great fun and just a little bit frightening, Gillian Cross's Demon Headmaster books still hold readers under their hypnotic spell. Fast-paced and full of adventure, they're impossible to resist!

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2003

About the author

Gillian Cross was born Gillian Arnold in 1945. She was educated at North London Collegiate School, Somerville College, Oxford and the University of Sussex. Although now a full-time writer who often travels and gives talks in connection with her work, she has had a number of informal jobs including being an assistant to a Member of Parliament. For eight years she also sat on the committee which advises ministers about public libraries.

She is married to Martin Cross and they have four grown-up children, two sons and two daughters.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The S.P.L.A.T team are back again in their sixth adventure against the 'Demon Headmaster'. And this time he is strangely linked to the new club in the UK, 'Purple'! Initially the best hang out, albeit with strange followers, Purple creates a buzz no one can ignore and so the S.P.L.A.T team go to investigate. Their suspicions arise during a hunt for the true identity of the clubs famous DJ Pardoman and the search leads Dinah to someone she never expected to find, or has it? Culminating in a face-off (literally) with the Headmaster the team are tested to their limits and Dinah must be saved.

A fun adventure which would probably hold more mystery to a child that it did to me, 'Facing the Demon Headmaster' is the final book the series which I found slightly predictable. For children in Year 4 up.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so great reading the Demon Headmaster again. I used to watch it as a kid on tele. He's still creepy as ever. Dinah thinks she's found someone from her past. A new DJ is causing havoc through the country. Can SPLAT solve the mystery before someone is hurt? A brilliant read.

[Liam Mcgrath · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is ok, but not the most exciting book as the previous books.

As he takes on a DJ scene, and tricks Dinah into thinking that her real father is still alive or not, I will leave to read to find out. Its a good read but I suggest read the others as well.

[Coco Chen · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was ok. lloyd was lowkey a dick art dinah's 'dad' tho. unsatisfying end for the characters we're never gonna see again 😔 gonna miss SPLAT...

[Viola Sung · Rating 3 out of 5]

is this the final book in the series?