Lynne Reid Banks Books

The Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - are some of the best-known, and best-loved, English authors. But less well-known were the two other Brontë sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, who died before reaching adulthood, and their brother Branwell, who was haunted by his own demons until his death in his thirties. Their home, Haworth Parsonage, stood on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors like a rock in a tempest. After the death of Maria and Elizabeth, the four remaining children returned to its cheerless rooms and dreamed their wild and shining fantasies, bound together by a mutual passion for literature and for their beloved moors. Forced by poverty to emerge from Haworth to earn their living, the sisters were set free to write their extraordinary novels. But for their brother, it meant ruin. In ‘Dark Quartet’ Lynne Reid Banks tells the beautiful, haunting story of the Brontë family and their perilous path to fame. ‘Thoroughly gripping’ — Cosmopolitan ‘Lynne Reid Banks has written an exciting and absorbing book and has offered us her answers to some of the mysteries of the lives of the Brontës’ — Irish Times ‘A novel which will open many eyes afresh to the lives of the remarkable and gifted Brontës’ — Yorkshire Post Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling British author for both children and adults. Her first novel, ‘The L-Shaped Room’, was adapted into a successful film, as was her children’s book ‘The Indian in the Cupboard’. Her account of the lives of the Brontës, ‘Dark Quartet’, won the Yorkshire Arts Association Award and was followed by a sequel, ‘Path to the Silent Country: Charlotte Bronte’s Years of Fame’. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.

This fantasy series features a unique character, a plastic North American Indian, who magically comes to life when placed in a cupboard. Aimed at readers aged 9-11, the stories blend humor and adventure while exploring themes of identity and cultural representation. The new editions offer fresh opportunities for young readers to engage with the imaginative narrative and its vibrant characters.

Three magical, classic adventures of The Indian in the Cupboard.

Suddenly the most awful thing happened.Something tightened around Harry's middle.He almost jumped into the air with fright...Something was holding him.Something was dragging him!Something was lifting him into the air!When Harry the poisonous centipede's best friend, George, goes missing, Harry decides to find him. Not a good move when there are serious dangers outside his next-tunnel, such as flying swoopers, furry biters, and most terrifying of all -- Hoo-Mins! When he gets captured by a young Hoo-Min, it's the worst nightmare a centi ever imagined. He finds himself in a glass jar. Around him are other captives-dung beetles, scorpions, a tarantula, and-another centi! Yes, it's George. But how can they escape from their hard-air prisons? And if they do, what terrifying events lie in wait for them before they can find their way back to their safe next-tunnel? This sequel to the award-winning novel "Harry the Poisonous Centipede weaves real facts about mini-beasts with an adventure tale that crackles with tension and humor to the very last page.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede is now quite brave, but nothing can prepare him for this next adventure! He and best friend George are lost in a new and even scarier no-top world. Far from home, across the no-end puddle, they must negotiate a strange treeless cold desert, a Nest of Hoo-Mins, lots of noise- hurt and terrifying hairy-yowlers!

From a multi-million-copy-selling author whose work spans seven decades comes a humorous and warm-hearted story about a family of dragons in a world where humans have always been a myth ... until now.Red is a rare red dragon who lives with his Mag and Dag in a world where dragons and Uprights are sworn enemies. Then Red meets his first Upright, a girl called Lou, who is nothing like he had imagined: she's smart, and funny ... and kind! As the pair become friends, Red learns that not only can the two species live in harmony – but maybe it's his destiny to bring them back together.

The story explores the bond between Omri and Little Bear, the miniature Indian he brought to life. As they navigate their extraordinary adventures, Omri grapples with the moral implications of his actions and the potential dangers of their world. Ultimately, he makes the difficult decision to send Little Bear back to ensure his safety, entrusting his mother with the magic key to prevent any temptation to revive their adventures. This poignant tale delves into themes of friendship, responsibility, and the sacrifices one must make for loved ones.

The L-Shaped Room was to be Jane's punishment - and redemption. Jane Graham is unmarried and pregnant when she is turned out of her comfortable suburban home by an angry father. She lights dejectedly on a bug-ridden room at the top of a squalid house in Fulham. She cares nothing for it, or herself, or her neighbours. But it is these neighbours, by their unaffected kindness, that draw her back into life - Toby, a Jewish writer, John, a black jazz-player, and even her tyrannical landlady. And in the L-Shaped room which she has slowly made her home Jane comes to find a new and positive faith in life.

At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he puts it in his old cupboard and turns the key, something extraordinary happens that will change Omri's life for ever. For Little Bull, the Iroquois Indian brave, comes to life...

Gerda, having run away from divorce and tragedy in Canada, has washed up in a foetid room in the poorest sector of Acre, Israel. Her only friend is an itinerant Arab house-painter and his motherless little ‘half-and-half’. These two unlikely people, and a new way of life she finds through them, offer her an escape from the morass of loneliness, drink and despair she has fallen into. A story of unlooked-for love and rehabilitation in an alien land.