Be brave. Be confident. Be prepared...be a hero! Ever wonder how to survive: - a tornado? - A duel? - A Shark attack? - An Avalanche? - In Bear Country? - An Essay crisis? - Your teachers?
Sent to Groosham Grange by his parents, David Eliot quickly discovers that his new school is a very odd place indeed. New pupils are made to sign their names in blood; the French teacher disappears every full moon; and the assistant headmaster keeps something very chilling in his room.