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Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel 'The Indian in the Cupboard' has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her... show more



Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel 'The Indian in the Cupboard' has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, 'The L-Shaped Room', was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write. Lynne says that writing for children comes much more easily than writing for adults. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He has worked as an art director at an advertising agency, a graphic designer, a cartoonist, a teacher, a film maker and as a Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic.

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SabrinaReads
SabrinaReads rated it 7 years ago
Damm son, this is dark, way dark....
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 8 years ago
Banks ends the 'Indian in the Cupboard' books on a high note with this story. In 'Mystery', Omri's father stumbles into the secret and together they must find a way to help Little Bear one last time. 'The Key to the Indian' digs deeper into history than the previous installments, underlining the imp...
honeyw
honeyw rated it 9 years ago
This book may take place in high school but this is NO kid book!! It was dark and at times it could be disturbing. Keiran was a total nut! Mean mean mean!! I felt myself wanting to yell at Lake for most of the book! She came around towards the end, but seriously I wanted to say GROW A SPINE!!! This ...
Vailia's Page Turner
Vailia's Page Turner rated it 10 years ago
I was sucked in from the cover. Honestly, the description only determined that it was something potentially cute. But honestly, it would have had to been a horrible plot to turn me away! I had to read about these awesome looking fairies!Tiki was fantastic! Caring, determined and strong! She hel...
Nigeyb
Nigeyb rated it 11 years ago
It's easy to forget how completely different the late 1950s were in Britain when compared with 2014. "The L-Shaped Room" byLynne Reid Banks is a perfect time capsule that puts us right back into that era. Even for readers who know about the differences it still a shocking read. Crass and cliched rac...
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