A deliciously dark and laugh-out-loud comedy from one of the fastest-rising stars of the children's book world. Aidan Abet knows the key to surviving at school - it's making himself indispensable to the teacher. Unfortunately there's something distinctly odd about new teacher Miss Vowel and her menagerie of animals. It almost seems that the animals are warn Aidan of danger... Should Aidan help the animals, or is his dedication to teacher-pleasing just too ingrained? Hilarious schoolyard antics with a touch of magic and a fantastic twist come together to make this a sure-fire middle grade winner by a top author.