Lynne Reid Banks, Author . HarperCollins $15.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-623782-4
Tinged with Buddhist notions of karma and reincarnation, Banks's (The Indian in the Cupboard) riveting tale of reprisal and redemption centers on a Chinese slave girl and her fierce, embittered master, the Scottish laird Bruce MacLennan. After a
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-380-97562-4
Mrs. Cuthbertson-Jones gets the shock of her life when she gives birth: not only does she deliver twins, but the two babies respectively embody the purest forms of good and evil. While Angela emerges gurgling and smiling, giving a ""polite little...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins Publishers $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-447054-4
``A complex and vastly entertaining gothic novel,'' said PW about this sinister tale in which a vacation at a French chateau is anything but restful. ``Roger and all his family's members are deftly created, and Banks's handling of fairy-tale...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins Publishers $12.95 (248p) ISBN 978-0-06-020394-8
The chateau at which Roger and his family arrive for vacation is not what they had hoped; apart from a few resplendent rooms, the place is rundown and dirty. Roger instantly christens the owner, Monsieur Serpe, an ogre, and sets out to befriend his...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperTrophy $5.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-380-70284-8
In this sequel to the acclaimed The Indian in the Cupboard, Omri decides to see Little Bear again and turns the key that brings the three-inch toy to life. Ages 8-12. (October)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author St. Martin's Press $16.95 (243p) ISBN 978-0-312-01013-3
When another of the vituperative quarrels between househusband Cal and his breadwinner wife, romance-novelist Sue, is interrupted by a telephone call from Holland, it's a welcome respite. Sue's friend from student days, Mariolain, asks if her...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author St. Martin's Press $17.95 (344p) ISBN 978-0-312-00017-2
Banks ( The L-Shaped Room eloquently depicts Maggie Robertson, a woman encumbered by guilt and ambivalence because she shunned her father's repressive, antiquated beliefs. While living with her family in Scotland after WW II, Maggie decides she...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins $14.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-380-97865-6
Returning to her more serious side, Banks (One More River; The Indian in the Cupboard) serves up an unconventional, bittersweet slice of life, lightened with casual humor. Readers get both an outside and inside view of nine-year-old Alice through...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins Publishers $16 (240p) ISBN 978-0-380-97717-8
Only die-hard fans will want to enter this fifth series installment of the adventures that began with The Indian in the Cupboard. Newcomers will find it too confusing to penetrate (the artful little synopses at the beginning notwithstanding) and...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins Publishers $14 (128p) ISBN 978-0-380-97590-7
Banks (Angela and Diabola) paints a touching portrait of growing up amid the upheavals in Belfast in this coming-of-age fantasy. Maura has learned early in life about struggle and hardship. Political violence has claimed the life of one brother,...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperTrophy $5.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-380-79409-6
From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard comes a gleeful romp with a pair of twins: one good and one evil. ""The expansive storytelling and comic exaggeration produce high kid appeal,"" said PW. Ages 8-12. (May)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author Harper Teen $6.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-380-72384-3
In a starred review, PW called this sequel to One More River, about an Israeli girl who witnesses her cousin's murder by Palestinians, ""a powerful, moving tale."" Ages12-up. (Apr.)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperCollins $16 (272p) ISBN 978-0-688-13595-9
The target audience wasn't even born when this book's predecessor, One More River, was published 22 years ago. No matter, because this gripping novel stands-indeed gallops-just fine on its own. At the behest of his father Noah, who turned his back...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author . Dell/Yearling $4.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-440-41925-9
PW
called this tale of a naughty but courageous fairy who defies her queen in order to give a childless couple a baby "a comfortable, old-fashioned read." Ages 9-12. (Jan.)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperTrophy $4.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-380-70650-1
A ``comfortable, old-fashioned read,'' said PW, about the ``naughty but cou rageous'' fairy Tiki, who defies her queen to give a childless couple a baby. A fierce conflict ensues when the fairy ruler tries to exact revenge. Ages 10- up. (Nov.)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author Doubleday Books for Young Readers $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-385-26292-7
In this sequel to The Indian in the Cupboard and The Return of the Indian , Omri and Patrick are hailed as heroes after they ward off a burglary by a gang of hoodlums. Luckily for the boys, none of the adults take much notice of the miniature bullet
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author HarperTrophy $4.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-380-70649-5
An errant hamster and his quest for freedom are the subject of Banks's fast-paced story. Ages 8-12. (June)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author . Dell/Yearling $4.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-440-41926-6
Readers meet 14-year-old Dakin who, at age 10, set herself three goals: to go to the farthest-away mountain, to see a gargoyle and to marry a prince. Ages 9-12. (Jan.)
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author . Delacorte $15.95 (195p) ISBN 978-0-385-73240-6
"She felt dimly that the true power was to withhold the death stroke, to let the creature go when you could
have killed it." This observation by Aurelia, Caesar's daughter, aptly summarizes the central theme of Banks's (The Indian...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author . HarperTrophy $5.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-380-81560-9
"Banks serves up an unconventional, bittersweet slice of life, lightened with casual humor, concerning nine-year-old Alice (who came to her single mother 'by accident')," said PW
in a starred review. "An intimate, gratifying...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-688-14711-2
Despite his mother's warnings to stay close to their home deep inside the earth, Harry the centipede is anxious to visit the ""no-top-world,"" where centipedes are ""not the biggest thing around, by any means--or even the fastest!"" His mother's...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Tony Ross, Illustrator , illus. by Tony Ross. HarperTrophy $5.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-06-440925-4
In this second adventure, the titular hero heads to the "No-Top World" to rescue best friend George. The bad news: Harry is captured by a "Not-So-Big Hoo-Min." The good news: the same boy has captured George. The pals cut loose but...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Ted Lewin, Illustrator HarperTrophy $5.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-380-71040-9
In this sequel to The Indian in the Cupboard and The Return of the Indian , Omri and Patrick foil a burglary and are forced to share their secret of time travel; in PW 's words, ``This fantasy-adventure is gracefully enhanced by a powerful concern...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Barry Moser, Illustrator HarperCollins $15 (49p) ISBN 978-0-688-10895-3
An irrepressible hare dances his way through 10 stories, which take him from an English meadow to Transylvania to the moon. Along the way, he uses humor, wiles and magic to improve the situations of those he meets--teaching good manners to a bad-temp
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Joseph A. Smith, Illustrator, Jos A. Smith, Illustrator HarperCollins $14 (153p) ISBN 978-0-688-10894-6
The human obsession with unbridled wealth is timeless, and in this retelling of the Midas tale, the king of that name has it bad. As in the myth, Midas sates his lust for gold but turns his beloved daughter into a lifeless gold statue. The...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Terry Riley, Illustrator Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-385-73075-4
A trio of titles by Lynne Reid Banks, author of The Indian in the Cupboard, makes a reappearance. For I, Houdini: The Autobiography of a Self-Educated Hamster, illus. by Terry Riley, ""Banks has slipped into the hide of the hamster and seems to ...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Terry Riley, Illustrator Dell Yearling $5.99 (117p) ISBN 978-0-440-41924-2
According to PW, ""The title tells all: slightly pompous, no slouch when it comes to vocabulary, and with a gift for dry humor, Houdini relates the story of his acquisition by a family and the trial runs and trouble spots that turn him into a...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Terry Riley, Illustrator, Reid Banks, Author Doubleday Books for Young Readers $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-385-24482-4
The title tells all: slightly pompous, no slouch when it comes to vocabulary, and with a gift for dry humor, Houdini relates the story of his acquisition by a family and the trial runs and trouble spots that turn him into a great escapologist. The...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Tom Newsom, Illustrator HarperCollins $16.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-688-12138-9
In this latest installment in the award-winning Indian in the Cupboard series, Omri's fascination with the little people of the cupboard has matured into an obsession with discovering the origin of their life-giving magic. With the help of his great-
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, William Geldart, Illustrator Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-385-73076-1
A trio of titles by Lynne Reid Banks, author of The Indian in the Cupboard, makes a reappearance. For I, Houdini: The Autobiography of a Self-Educated Hamster, illus. by Terry Riley, ""Banks has slipped into the hide of the hamster and seems to ...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Jan Francis, Read by , read by Jan Francis. Listening Library $25.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-307-24340-9
British actress Francis gives a crisp and skillfully shaded reading ofthis thought-provoking story about love, political intrigue and nature vs. nurture set in ancient Rome. Her accent and generally bright delivery help balance the accessible themes
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, William M. Geldart, Illustrator, Bill Geldart, Illustrator Doubleday Books for Young Readers $15.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-385-24483-1
From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard and its sequel comes a story of earthly enchantment. When Tiki, a fairy, is ``earthed'' on Jan's human foot, both are terrified. But because Jan, unlike most adults, believes in fairies, the two become...
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Lynne Reid Banks, Author, Victor G. Ambrus, Illustrator Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-385-73077-8
A trio of titles by Lynne Reid Banks, author of The Indian in the Cupboard, makes a reappearance. For I, Houdini: The Autobiography of a Self-Educated Hamster, illus. by Terry Riley, ""Banks has slipped into the hide of the hamster and seems to ...
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