Lynne Reid Banks Books

The toy Indian Omri received for his birthday comes to life

A hare uses his magic to help a lot of people and animals.

The Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—are celebrated English authors, but their siblings, Maria and Elizabeth, who died young, and their troubled brother Branwell, are less known. The family's home, Haworth Parsonage, loomed over the Yorkshire Moors, where the remaining siblings, after losing Maria and Elizabeth, found solace in literature and their wild imaginations. As poverty compelled the sisters to seek work outside Haworth, they channeled their experiences into extraordinary novels, while Branwell's struggles led to his downfall. In ‘Dark Quartet,’ Lynne Reid Banks beautifully narrates the Brontë family's journey to fame, exploring their challenges and triumphs. The book has been described as "thoroughly gripping" by Cosmopolitan and offers insights into the mysteries surrounding the Brontës, according to the Irish Times. Yorkshire Post praises it for shedding new light on the lives of these remarkable women. Lynne Reid Banks, a best-selling British author, is known for both children's and adult literature, with her works like ‘The L-Shaped Room’ and ‘The Indian in the Cupboard’ adapted into successful films. Her portrayal of the Brontës won the Yorkshire Arts Association Award and was followed by a sequel. Endeavour Press is recognized as 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.

Harry is a curious, mischievous young centipede who gets himself in all kinds of trouble when he disobeys his mother and makes the forbidden trip up into the dangerous world of "hoo-mins".

Tracy wasn't surprised that her dad disapproved of her punk boyfriend, Kev, but she was determined to go on the trip to Holland with him. But persuading dad turned out to be only the beginning of her problems.

Omri and Patrick must deal with Indian casualties from a battle, and when his friend Patrick goes back in time to the Wild West, keeping his disappearance a secret becomes extremely difficult.

Fourteen-year-old Lesley is upset when her parents abandon their comfortable life in Canada for a kibbutz in Israel prior to the 1967 war.

As Omri, his father, and other members of his family learn more about the cupboard in his room, together and separately they are caught up in several dangerous adventures that reveal more about its powers.

Jane has had her baby and is living along with him in a country cottage. The two women start up a shop in the village, and it is their changing fortunes and feelings for the men on whom so much of their lives are staked which form the core of this funny and vivdly-told novel.

Jane's son David is eight years old and Jane is filled with doubts as he grows up without a father. Then there is Andy, close at hand, a complex personality with his own problem son. In the background is Terry, David's father, an amorphous shadow hanging over them.

Excerpt from House of Hope She looked me up and down almost imperceptibly, and saw at once that I didn't match the shop. Can I help you, madam? She asked notwithstanding. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A hare uses his magic to help a lot of people and animals.

Just when her home life and the circumstances in violence-plagued Belfast seem more than she can bear, eleven-year-old Maura encounters an unusual person whose name, Angela, gives a clue to her real identity.

Fantastischer Lesespaß: Die humorvolle und warmherzige Geschichte von Lynne Reid Banks erzählt von einer Drachenfamilie in einer Welt, in der Menschen einst nur ein Mythos waren. Für Rot und seine Drachenfamilie war der Krieg zwischen Menschen und Drachen eine alte Legende. Doch als Rot das Menschenmädchen Lou trifft, wird sie mit der Realität konfrontiert: Lou ist neugierig, mutig und freundlich – ganz anders als die schrecklichen Geschichten. Gemeinsam entdecken Drache und Mädchen, dass ihre Freundschaft der Schlüssel zum Frieden zwischen ihren Spezies sein könnte. Dieses spannende Abenteuer mit dem mutigen Drachen Rot und dem klugen Mädchen Lou zeigt, wie sie die Welt von Menschen und Drachen retten. Mit viel Gefühl und Witz geschrieben, ist es ein fantastisches Lese-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 8 Jahren, begleitet von zauberhaften Illustrationen von Kristina Kister. Die Geschichte ist eine Liebeserklärung an die Macht der Bücher und präsentiert eine ungewöhnliche Freundschaft. Erlebe mit Rot und Lou große Abenteuer, überfliege Ozeane und erfahre, wie Menschen und Drachen zusammenarbeiten, um die Welt zu retten und das Drachenfeuer am Leben zu erhalten.

Tiy, reine d'Egypte, se rendait au bord du Nil pour se baigner quand elle trouva l'enfant dans une corbeille. Elle l'adopta, l'appela Moïse, ce qui signifie : "Sauvé des eaux", et l'éleva comme son propre fils. Il échappait ainsi au décret royal qui vouait à la mort tout enfant mâle hébreu. Sauvé ! Mais pourquoi ? Moïse l'apprend plus tard lorsque, découvrant la vérité sur ses origines, il fuit dans le désert. Dieu lui apparaît alors : "Tu iras trouver Pharaon, et tu lui diras: laisse partir mon peuple." Que peut faire un homme seul contre le puissant Pharaon ? Et comment un prince d'Egypte pourrait-il inspirer suffisamment confiance aux Hébreux et les libérer de leur esclavage. Inspiré du Livre de l'Exode et du film Le Prince d'Egypte, ce roman retrace l'épopée du peuple hébreu en captivité et de son guide spirituel, Moïse.

Ein junger freiheitsliebender Goldhamster namens Goldy stiftet bei "seiner Familie" (Vater, Mutter und drei Söhne - Mark, Guy und Adam) größte Vewirrung, hat er doch sehr eigenwillige Vorstellungen vom Zusammenleben mit den Menschen. So versteht er partout nicht, warum er das Innere des Pianinos nicht als Hamster-Fitneßcenter verwenden darf oder auf das Annagen von Wasserrohren verzichten muß. Die Familie rugt den kleinen Philosophen im Hamsterpelz, dessen einzige Leidenschaft das Ausreißen ist, schließlich nur mehr "Houdini" (nach dem großen Entfesselungskünstler) und ist am Ende froh, daß dieser nicht im Kühlschrank eines Säufers den Erfrierungstod stirbt. Zu guter Letzt wird Houdini auch noch stolzer Vater von sechs entzückenden Hamsterbabys.

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