WelcometoDr.Critchlore'sSchoolforMinions,thepremiertrainerofminionsforEvilOverlordseverywhere.NostudentisproudertobeatDr.Critchlore'sthanRuntHiggins,atwelve-year-oldwerewolf.(Atleasthethinkshe'stwelve.Hewasabandonedattheschoolasababy,sohecan'tsayforsure.)RuntloveseverythingaboutDr.Critchlore's.Heloveshisclasses—suchasHistoryofHenchmenandIntroductiontoExplosives.Heloveshisfriends—suchasDarthinthegargoyleandSykethetreenymph.Andheloveshisfosterfamily,whotookhiminwhenhiswolfpackcouldn't.ButnoteveryonelovesDr.Critchlore'sasmuchasRunt.Afteraseriesofdisasters,eachworsethanthenext,it'sclearthatsomeoneistryingtoshuttheschooldown.It'suptoRunt,whoknowstheplacebetterthananybody,tofigureoutwho'sbehindtheattacks…andtosavehishome,andDr.Critchlorehimself,fromtotaldestruction.