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Lynne Reid Banks (born 31 July 1929) is a British author of books for children and adults.

She has written forty books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, published in 1960, was an instant and lasting best seller. The L-Shaped Room was later made into a movie of the same name and led to two sequels, The Backward Shadow and Two is Lonely. Banks also wrote a biography of the Brontė family, entitled Dark Quartet, and a sequel about Charlotte Brontė, Path to the Silent Country.

Banks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks. She was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada during World War II but returned after the war was over. She attended St Teresa's School in Surrey. Prior to becoming a writer Banks was an actress, and also worked as a television journalist in Britain, one of the first women to do so.

In 1962 Banks emigrated to Israel, where she taught for eight years on an Israeli kibbutz Yas'ur. In 1965 she married Chaim Stephenson, a sculptor, with whom she had three sons .

Although the family returned to England in 1971 and Banks now lives in Dorset with her husband, the influence of her time in Israel can be seen in some of her books (including One More River and its sequel, Broken Bridge - and other books such as An End to Running and Children at the Gate) which are set partially or mainly on kibbutzim.

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Total Books: 346
Uprooted
2015 - Uprooted (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780008132354
ISBN-10: 0008132356
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Uprooted  A Canadian War Story
2014 - Uprooted a Canadian War Story (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780007589432
ISBN-10: 0007589433
Genre: Children's Books
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure
2012 - Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780007476794
ISBN-10: 0007476795
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede A Story to Make You Squirm
2012 - Harry the Poisonous Centipede a Story to Make You Squirm (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780007476770
ISBN-10: 0007476779
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
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Tiger Tiger
2012 - Tiger Tiger (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780007462940
ISBN-10: 0007462948
Genre: Children's Books
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Tigre tigre
2011 - Tigre Tigre [EXIT - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788483431160
ISBN-10: 8483431165
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Bad Cat Good Cat
2011 - Bad Cat Good Cat (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780007419043
ISBN-10: 000741904X
Genre: Children's Books
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The Indian in the Cupboard
2010 - The Indian in the Cupboard [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780375847530
ISBN-10: 0375847537
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 3

The Return of the Indian
2010 - The Return of the Indian [The Indian in the Cupboard] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780375855238
ISBN-10: 0375855238
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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The Secret of the Indian
2010 - The Secret of the Indian [The Indian in the Cupboard] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375855245
ISBN-10: 0375855246
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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The Fairy Rebel
2008 - The Fairy Rebel (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439553343
ISBN-10: 1439553343
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The Mystery of the Cupboard
2008 - The Mystery of the Cupboard (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781439553435
ISBN-10: 1439553432
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Key to the Indian
2008 - Key to the Indian (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781439519165
ISBN-10: 1439519161
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Broken Bridge
2007 - Broken Bridge (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781903015681
ISBN-10: 1903015685
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One More River
2007 - One More River (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781903015636
ISBN-10: 1903015634
Genre: Children's Books
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea
2006 - Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780060775483
ISBN-10: 0060775483
Genre: Children's Books
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Angela and Diabola
2004 - Angela and Diabola (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780007171736
ISBN-10: 0007171730
Genre: Children's Books
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Stealing Stacey
2004 - Stealing Stacey (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780007159222
ISBN-10: 0007159226
Genre: Children's Books
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LShaped Room
2004 - Lshaped Room (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780099469636
ISBN-10: 0099469634
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Fairy Rebel
2004 - The Fairy Rebel (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440419259
ISBN-10: 0440419255
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 2

The FarthestAway Mountain
2004 - The Farthestaway Mountain (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780440419266
ISBN-10: 0440419263
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
 3

2000 - Alicebyaccident [An Avon Camelot Book] (Hardcover)
1999 - Melusine (Other)
1999 - Adventures of King Midas [Avon Camelot Books Hardcover] (Other)
1998 - Harry the Poisonous Centipede [An Avon Camelot Book] (Paperback)
1998 - The Magic Hare [Young Lions Storybook] (Paperback)
1998 - Moses in Egypt [Prince of Egypt Series] (Paperback)
1998 - El Secreto Del Indio / the Secret of the Indian [Montana Encantada Level 4] (Hardcover)
1997 - El Regreso Del Indio / the Return of the Indian [Montana Encantada Level 4] (Hardcover)
1997 - El Regreso Del Indio [Montana Encantada Level 4] (Paperback)
1995 - Omri's Scrapbook [The Indian in the Cupboard] (Paperback)
1994 - The Mystery of the Cupboard [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 4] (Paperback)Hardcover
1993 - Yoshi and the Tea Kettle [Dramascripts Extra S.] (Paperback)
1993 - The Mystery of the Cupboard [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 4] (Hardcover)Paperback
1993 - The Mystery of the Cupboard [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 4] (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
1990 - The Secret of the Indian [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1989 - My Darling VIllain [Large Print] (Hardcover)
1986 - New Windmills Maura's Angel [New Windmills] (Hardcover)
1986 - The Return of the Indian [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 2] (Paperback)Audio Cassette
1982 - The Indian in the Cupboard [Indian in the Cupboard, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1976 - Dark Quartet the Story of the Bronts [Bronte Biographies, Bk 1] (Other)
1975 - Sarah and After the Matriarchs [A Book for new adults] (Other)
L Shared Room The [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)