Twelve-year-old Extolziby lives with his family of lovable rogues, the Gruffs, on a crime ridden housing scheme in Scotland. When he is almost killed in a car accident, he finds himself transported to a secret Oxford college where regular kids are turned into super-human beings using the very latest technology. A funny, action-packed adventure set amongst the dreaming spires of the world's most famous university, Extolziby Gruff is the first in a series of children's books from thriller writer, Sean Black.