| Alice by Accident |
| by Lynne Reid Banks, illustrated by Tania Hurt Newton |  |
| Real Life Drama for ages 8 - 15 published by Collins |
| Alice has to write about her life for a school project, but she ends up writing two diaries, one full of the real facts about her life and the other containing the boring bits that it's okay to tell your teacher. ...more 1728/525 |
| The Dungeon |
| by Lynne Reid Banks |  |
| Historical Fiction for ages 10 - 14 published by Collins |
| Bruce McLennan, is a Scottish Laird, changed forever by a terrible family tragedy. He is domineering, uncaring of his tenants, and are hard task master. His one aim in life is to punish the man who destroyed those McLennan most loved. He sets in motion the building of a castle with a terrible dungeon and whilst it is being built sets off to travel to the ends of the earth.
In China McLennan buys a young girl to make tea and be his slave, he is uncaring of her as a human being and drags her back to Scotland like all of his other possessions. There she befriends Fin, a stable lad and a deep friendship is forged. McLennan is planning his revenge and uses Peony as a kind of mascot, dragging her into the battle with him. When he loses he blames her and punishes her by throwing her into the dungeon he had built for his enemy. There now unfolds the most ghastly scene where the poor demented girl is left, forgotten about by her master and so takes her destiny into her own hands. Leaving McLennan with an awful curse! ...more 1597/525 |
| Angela and Diabola |
| by Lynne Reid Banks |  |
| Horror & Ghosts for ages 8 - 12 published by HarperCollins |
| One twin is good and one twin is evil. Be horrified and entertained in this tale of extremes. ...more 76/525 |
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| The Indian in the Cupboard |
| by Lynne Reid Banks |  |
| Fantasy and Magic published by Orion |
| When Omri is given a toy Indian and a small cupboard for his birthday, he has no idea that, when he puts the Indian in the cupboard it will come alive, or that his "toy" is a very small and demanding brave for whose life and safety he must take responsibility. ...more 500/525 |
| Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure |
| by Lynne Reid Banks |  |
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| Harry the poisonous centipede, and his friend, George, are captured by the dreaded Hoo-Mins. How on earth can they escape from their "hard air" prisons? Glass jars are too hard to climb, they're too slippery, and the holes in the top are small. ...more 977/525 |
