The final book in the series to feature dinah and the other original children is facing the demon headmaster 2002, where splat once again run up against the headmaster, who is. An accessible pageturner, the demon headmaster is impossible to resist. The demon headmaster, the demon headmaster and the prime minsters brain, the revenge of the demon headmaster. The demon headmaster series gillian cross works archive. See the complete the demon headmaster series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Overall, the epic tales of the demon headmaster and his plots and trickery to get hold of dinah hunter dipict a whole world of imaginative text in a sort of realistic realism. 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. It is the first of a series of books based on dinahs war with the headmaster of her school, who uses his powers of hypnotism to try to take over the whole country through television. The demon headmaster takes over 1997 follows on directly from the last one, with the headmaster clone developing a computerised brain and then losing control of it. Actually, she has written a lot of books, some for older readers and some. If you work at a school you can use rewards to buy books and resources for your classroom or library. The title character is a strange person it is never made clear whether or not he is human. 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. Jun 04, 2009 the headmaster at my school was the demon headmaster personified to me.
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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. Made for cbbc, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998. Best movies and tv shows like the demon headmaster bestsimilar. 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. An attractive, easyflowing style with interesting characters and a lively story. Book 1 in the series is the demon headmaster strikes again. A lighthearted, funny and ingenious story school librarian. All the the demon headmaster books in order toppsta. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by. The demon headmaster by cross, gillian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
He has the power to put almost anyone into a hypnotic state by having them look into his eyes after which he is able to fully control them although he is one of the main characters of the series. The revenge of the demon headmaster by gillian cross. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 2 by trunksgav. Gillian cross demon headmaster series 7 books collection set demon headmaster, prime ministers brain, revenge, strikes again, taking control by gillian cross 1 jan 2018. Tall, elusive, always wore a black cape and i thought he was the scariest man in the world. An extract from the demon headmaster by gillian cross, read. The demon headmaster by gillian cross is now marketed as a modern classic of childrens literature. The demon headmaster collection 6 books box set fiction paperback gillian cross by oxford university. Theres a loud buzzing noise coming from the biogenetic research centre, and a creeper that grows extraordinarily fast. Best movies and tv shows like the demon headmaster. 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.
The demon headmaster strikes again by gillian cross. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 1 by trunksgav. If youre a bookseller or librarian and would like to receive demon headmaster publicity, please email tradepublicity. In 1996, the demon headmaster books were adapted by the bbc to make a television series based on the books. Dinah glass moves in with a new foster family and begins to attend the same school as her new foster brothers.
However, almost immediately, they can tell somethings not right about the place. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a. Demon headmaster by gillian cross childrens books uk. The demon headmaster the complete series dvd uk import. The demon headmaster series gillian cross 2 original work 1 include characters include relationships include additional tags hypnotism 2 school 1 computer programming 1 tributes 1 other tags to include exclude. A rattling good yarn the times literary supplement. The series proved popular with children and ran for three series from 2 january 1996 to 22 january 1998.
Instead, quite abruptly, all sounds in the playground stopped and the children turned round to stare at the school. The demon headmaster by gillian cross librarything. See the complete the demon headmaster series book list in order, box. The second series was adapted from the fourth book the demon headmaster strikes again. As a parent, i was looking for a challenging read for my seven year old daughter. The demon headmaster books are a english childrens book series written by gillian cross and was later adapted into a tv series for cbbc. Available now 0 third series of the childrens drama based on the books by gillian cross. But there is something very strange going on at the school. The demon headmaster strikes again dinah, lloyd and harvey hoped theyd seen the last of the demon headmaster when they moved to a new village. I would recommend it to anyone who likes weird but funny books teen titles.
The revenge of the demon headmaster by gillian cross august 3, 2017. The headmaster portrayed by terrence hardiman in the original tv show and nicholas gleaves in the 2019 series is the antagonist of both the books and the their 90s television adaption. Gillian cross demon headmaster series 7 books collection set demon headmaster, prime ministers brain, revenge, strikes again, taking control by gillian cross 1 jan 2018 5. The demon headmaster by gillian cross hes back, and the. Demon headmaster fanfiction archive with over 97 stories. He has the power to put almost anyone into a hypnotic state by having them look into his eyes after which he is able to fully control them. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian cross of the same title. Click to read more about the demon headmaster by gillian cross. The demon headmaster books are a english childrens book series written by. Schools earn scholastic rewards when parents or staff order from us. Great fun and just a little bit frightening, gillian crosss demon headmaster books still hold readers under their hypnotic spell.
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Return of the demon headmaster, the revenge of the demon headmaster, and several more. An excellent mystery with an unusual setting good book guide childrens. V series has also brought a little bit of life into theseries of books by gillian cross. A group of mismatched kids discover their headmaster is using hypnotism to gain ultimate control of their school. 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. But the story reads well enough without line drawings, and we have now bought all the other five books in this series. Made for cbbc, the drama was first broadcast on 14 october 2019, and is the second adaptation of the books, following the 1996 series. Order absolute, a demon headmaster fanfic fanfiction. Only the other shoe drops pretty quick, and he comes to figure out that his mentor and headmaster gregory leicester has some shady plans which use his students powers for his own personal and mysterious agenda. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 3 by trunksgav. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
Dedicated and friendly customer service 9am 5pm free uk delivery. The revenge of the demon headmaster the demon headmaster strikes again. The headmaster also promises seph to join him in the league of wizards and magicians and seph is ecstatic to find his place in the world. A brilliant spooky series for readers aged eight upwards who relish stories with intriguing plots and sharply contrasting characters. With ellie botterill, dijarn campbell, jordan cramond, nicholas gleaves. The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian cross of the same name. An extract from the demon headmaster by gillian cross.
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