The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again

The Demon Headmaster #4

by Gillian Cross

Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey hoped they'd seen the last of the Demon Headmaster when they moved to a new village. However, almost immediately, they can tell something's not right about the place. There's a loud buzzing noise coming from the biogenetic research centre, and a creeper that grows
extraordinarily fast. Why are the security guards so scary? And why does everybody in the village use exactly the same words to describe the research centre? Dinah becomes even more suspicious when someone pretending to be a doctor comes to their house, and manages to trick them into giving DNA
samples . . .

With the help of their new friend, Simon, the children investigate and find a way into the building. Inside, they discover a huge egg. Hatching from it is the result of an experiment conducted using Dinah's DNA - an experiment that is the work of the Demon Headmaster.

This time, he's determined that no one will stand in the way of his plans!

'this will be greatly enjoyed'
Books for Keeps

Genres: Childrens, Horror, Fantasy, School, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

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

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book! It is about a girl called Dinah, who has defeated the Demon Headmaster on many occasions. But then, her adoptive Dad gets a new job, and the family have to move. Dinah takes this as an opportunity to forget all about the Demon Headmaster, but she, and her adoptive brothers Lloyd and Harvey, soon discover their new home is in a village where all is not as it seems.Can the trio figure out what is wrong with the village? This was a great read, and I would recommend it to readers aged 9+

[Ralph E Bates · Rating 3 out of 5]

3★

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good but a bit spooky!

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as awesome as the first in the series, but still definitely worth the read/watch - I saw the TV series first and just loved it :D

[Edward Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

The coincidences start to mount up as Dinah and co move to a community that has been taken over by none other than the Demon Headmaster. Not as good as the other books, but still pretty fun.

[Fatma]

maybe try this when they older.

[SGell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this a a nipper, use it for school ones now. Hard to beat, funny 2.