In "The Demon Headmaster" by Gillian Cross, a group of children at a seemingly ordinary school discovers that their headmaster possesses sinister mind-control powers. When new girl, Dinah, arrives, she quickly senses that something isn't right, as her classmates become increasingly obedient and weirdly compliant. Determined to uncover the truth, Dinah unravels a series of mysteries and uncovers the headmaster’s dark schemes. With the help of her friends, she must resist his influence and find a way to save them from his control, leading to a thrilling confrontation that tests their bravery and cleverness. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Playscripts .

There are 96 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1990 by Oxford University Press .

Adrian Flynn has written numerous plays for the educational market inc. a collection of new plays for teaching GCSE Drama, Exchanges in collaboration with Joe Standerline. Gillian Cross is perhaps best known for her Demon Headmaster series and its BBC adaptation. She has won many of the most prestigious awards for children's fiction, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Smarties Prize.