The Scarlet Pimpernel is back - but this time he's 14 and at school. Staleways School is dominated by a gang of thugs - Jaco's Bins they're called, because they're led by Jaco and their favourite pastime is sticking other kids, headfirst, into the dustbins. But now a new boy has arrived and he's going to turn the place upside down. His name is Percy Blake and he's not afraid of anyone. Percy soon finds a couple of allies in Michael Patroclus (the Greek) and Minou, a very bright new girl, who is nicknamed the Geek. A mystery develops in the school and the three friends find themselves trying to solve it - but there is one mystery Michael and Minou can't figure out - who is the elusive Pimpernel, who keeps making things happen but is never seen ...

 

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

Will Gatti was born in London and worked in publishing before turning to teaching. His novels for children and teenagers have been published in Denmark, Holland, Italy and Germany. Will is now head of English at a secondary school in Surrey. Every summer, with his wife and two children, he goes to the family home in the west of Ireland to fish and to write.