The Meanest Teacher in the World

A class sticks together!

Paul’s class has a new teacher: Ms Merry. But unlike her name suggests, she’s anything but cheerful.

In no time at all, not only are trading cards banned, but also tropical fruits, laughing, coughing – and even the colour red. Paul and his friend Theo decide it’s time to take action. But alone, or even as a duo, they are no match for their ruthless teacher. Her rules grow more absurd by the day, and her powers seem almost supernatural. Could she be a witch? A vampire? Or maybe even an android?

Paul and his classmates realize that only by joining forces do they stand a chance. But cracking the code of Ms Merry’s tyranny won’t be easy …

  • A perfect mix of suspense, friendship and child-friendly humour – for girls and boys
  • A chance to share the thrill of the mystery: What’s behind the nasty teacher?
  • By the author of the successful ‘Penny Pepper’ series, which has been translated into 11 languages

Rights sold: Greece (Metaichmio)
Genre: Children's Books / YA, Family / Friends, Middle Grade

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Ulrike Rylance

Ulrike Rylance was born in 1968 and studied English and German in Leipzig and London. She was an assistant teacher in Wales and Manchester and also taught German in London. In 2001 she moved to Seattle with her husband and her two daughters.  

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Horst Hellmeier

Horst Hellmeier, born in 1987, is an illustrator and comic artist from Austria. He studied in Hamburg and has been working as a freelancer since 2016. Horst creates all kinds of children’s books, preferably with a cup of tea and some good music. He lives in the mountains, and when he’s not working on book projects, he enjoys strolling through the forest with his fiancé.

176 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-76578-7
Product features: b/w illustrations, 14,3cm x 22cm
First published 2025