Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The demon headmaster series by gillian cross goodreads. Instead, quite abruptly, all sounds in the playground stopped and the children turned round to stare at the school. As a parent, i was looking for a challenging read for my seven year old daughter. The revenge of the demon headmaster demon headmaster wiki.
Please expect some creasing to the spine andor minor damage to the cover. Gillian cross demon headmaster series 7 books collection set. The demon headmaster series 3 episode 1 video dailymotion. Huge discounts on the latest and bestselling childrens books. Dinah joins a new foster family, and finds some unusual goingson at her new school. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The hunters are settling into their new house but harvey is uneasy someone thinks that they have seen the demon headmaster. 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.
The demon headmaster is a british television series based on the childrens books by gillian cross of the same name. Published june 3rd 2004 by oxford university press, usa first published january 1st 1995. Of course, hes got splat to contend with the society for the protection of our lives against. None of the children play typical games in the playground. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. This book contains three short stories about the demon headmaster or people similar to him.
Revenge of the demon headmaster 3 by gillian cross. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a. David holmes of burpham primary school has sent in a great set of activities for this gillian cross book. In this chapter we are introduced to 3 of the main characters, lloyd, harvey and dinah. Great alternative to sats tests or written comprehensions. Dirk lloyd, the dark lord trapped in the boy of a weedy schoolboy, returns in a darkly hilarious adventure set in the most ghoulish school youll encounter this side of the darklands. Book 4 dark lord and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Plus, earn scholastic rewards for your school with every purchase over. Demon headmaster fanfiction archive with over 97 stories. Series 3 the demon headmaster takes over 1998 dinah and her brothers are pretty sure they are rid of the demon headmaster once and for all. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 1 by trunksgav.
Mr venables then comments that there was never any chance harvey could do those sums. 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. Blgillian cross has won the carnegie medal, the whitbread childrens novel award, and the smarties prize, and is a highlyacclaimed author. The demon headmaster series 1,episode 1,episode 2,episode. And i like the bit when the boys take their combs and brush their hair at the same time. On the way to school from the story the demon headmaster remake by amberrp amber with 362 reads. Any more ideas or material based on this book would be appreciated. The mood changes a lot between the strange calm and orderliness which surrounds the headmaster, and the desperate rush to thwart his plans as the tv gameshow comes to school. I adored the demon headmaster book and must have read it a dozen times as a child. Oct 19, 2016 a series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. The first three episodes of series one were adapted from the first book, the demon headmaster, and episodes 46 were adapted from the second book in the series, the demon headmaster and the prime ministers brain.
Use a table to show what you have learned about these. Made for cbbc, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and. The opening of thomas christopher greenes fourth novel features a vermont prep school headmaster shedding his clothes as he walks through central park. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. An accessible pageturner, the demon headmaster is impossible to resist. The demon headmaster is a very spooky book that will captivate children from the start. 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. Of course, hes got splat to contend with the society for the protection of our lives against them thats dinah, and her two brothers, lloyd and harvey, and friends ian, mandy and ingrid. See the complete the demon headmaster series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
A slightly unfinished sow for the teaching of the demon head master. The demon headmaster 1 by gillian cross childrens book. Tall, elusive, always wore a black cape and i thought he was the scariest man in the world. I read this book many years ago and remembered it fondly. An extract from the demon headmaster by gillian cross. Dispatched, from the uk, within 48 hours of ordering.
Boyden of deerfield is a 1966 book by john mcphee, profiling frank boyden, the longtime headmaster of deerfield academy, which grew out of a magazine profile. 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. Gillian cross is a popular childrens author and recipient of many prestigious awards including the carnegie medal and the whitbread childrens book of the year. The demon headmaster a play in four parts by gillian cross. Jun 03, 2004 but the demon headmaster is equally determined to stop her. The demon headmaster series 1,episode 1,episode 2,episode 3,episode 4,episode 5,episode 6. The demon headmaster by gillian cross hes back, and the. I would recommend it to anyone who likes weird but funny books teen titles.
The first story, called crash landing, is set at some. Knowing that dinah did the work, not harvey, mr venables asks dinah why. The television show was based on four of the demon headmaster novels by gillian cross. The demon headmaster series 3 episode 4 video dailymotion. Boyden of deerfield is a 1966 book by john mcphee, profiling frank boyden, the longtime headmaster of deerfield academy, which grew out of a magazine profile in the new yorker. An extract from the demon headmaster by gillian cross, read. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Episode three of the demon headmaster begins with dinahs teacher mr.
Dinah glass moves in with a new foster family and begins to attend the same school as her. Gillian cross the demon headmaster complete half term. The first story, called crash landing, is set at some point after the prime ministers brain, and is about the demon headmaster crashing his getaway helicopter in a small village, although he is identified only as the visitor. The demon headmaster early 1996 dinah glass moves in with the hunter family and starts going to the same school as her foster brothers lloyd and harvey. The deamond head master is bad when he hipnotisses the children, but i like it alot so buy it people out there and i like the bit when the deamond head master digs the pin into her finger. An excellent mystery with an unusual setting good book guide childrens. Dinah glass starts at a new school and finds it to be very out of the ordinary. The demon headmaster series 3 ep6 part 3 by trunksgav. The demon headmaster is a series of books by gillian cross which were later adapted as a television series starring. Mar, 2014 the opening of thomas christopher greenes fourth novel features a vermont prep school headmaster shedding his clothes as he walks through central park.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Read on to discover the headmaster s devilish plans. A lighthearted, funny and ingenious story school librarian. The headmaster at my school was the demon headmaster personified to me. I also had a copy of the sequel, the primeministers brain which i read multiple times. Read on to discover the headmasters devilish plans.
The scariest man to ever appear on chidrens television. Use a table to show what you have learned about these characters. Jun 04, 2009 the headmaster at my school was the demon headmaster personified to me. Return of the demon headmaster, the revenge of the demon headmaster, and several more. Gillian cross is one of the best childrens novelists today and her stories of the demon headmaster are both fun and quite frightening. When the army start dismantling the biogenetic research centre dinah contacts professor claudia rowe, who is an expert on biology and genetics at the nearby university. Splat, the children at the school who are immune to the demon headmasters hypnotic powers, she successfully stops the headmasters plot to.
The demon headmaster is back again, still pursuing his evil plans for world domination. But its when the hunky tv shows air nationally that the trouble really begins. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. The current book coverings paint over all knowledge that there was ever a tv. A rattling good yarn the times literary supplement. The demon headmaster by cross, gillian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first three episodes of series one were adapted from the first book, the demon headmaster, and episodes 46 were. Somehow the other books passed me by, so when i saw a copy of the third book at the school, i thought id give it a go. Having originally read the books, all bar two of them were adapted for the tv show. With terrence hardiman, frances amey, gunnar cauthery, thomas szekeres. Gary rees is mba director and principal lecturer in hrmob at portsmouth university.