{"product_id":"mr-gorzug-substitute-teacher-nole-moody-9798195970949","title":"Mr Gorzug - Substitute Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe school needed a substitute teacher. It got an orc war-chief instead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA towering green-skinned warrior from another world was never part of the staffing plan, but after a magical accident leaves him stranded in modern England, the local secondary school discovers something unexpected: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is exceptionally good with children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot in the approved sense, naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe carries an axe, distrusts educational jargon, treats corridor duty like battlefield positioning, and regards most school policies as elaborate attempts to lose control of a situation politely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he listens.\u003cbr\u003eHe notices.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when children are frightened, angry, lonely, or quietly falling apart, Mr. Gorzug stands between them and the world with the calm certainty of someone who has defended walls under far worse conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Halcyon struggles with failing budgets, exhausted staff, vulnerable students, and the growing threat of something unnatural following Gorzug into England, the school slowly realises that the strangest person in the building may also be the one adult least willing to give up on its children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Gorzug - Substitute Teacher is a warm, funny fantasy novel about schools, belonging, safeguarding, and what happens when an orc war-chief accidentally becomes the pastoral support system a comprehensive school desperately needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWry British humour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool-based fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscworld-style observational comedy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKind but capable protagonists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow emotional storytelling beneath absurd situations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBureaucracy treated as an enemy faction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTea deployed as a stabilising force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nole Moody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798195970949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Nole Moody","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001734308095,"sku":"9798195970949","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-gorzug-substitute-teacher-nole-moody-9798195970949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}