The sixth book in the hilarious and anarchic Roman Garstange Adventure series. It is the month before Christmas, and Roman's class is preparing for the Christmas fete and the school pantomime. The new teacher at the helm—the awful Mr. Le Salle, a flamboyant, theatrical, and downright nasty piece of work—is the least of Roman's worries. He also has to contend with the most rubbish role in the panto (being a box) as well as organizing the Santa's grotto stall at the Christmas fete with loose cannon Darren Gamble. As the panto nears, it seems that everything that could possibly go wrong is about to. It is left to Roman to save the panto and the day.