Lynne Reid Banks (1929–2024)
Autor(a) de The Indian in the Cupboard
About the Author
Lynne Reid Banks was born in London, England on July I929. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she acted and wrote for the repertory stage.Eventually, she turned to journalism, becoming one of Britain's first female television news reporters. Banks was fired from her job as a mostrar mais reporter, and while working a different job, she wrote her first novel, which went on to become a best seller. mostrar menos
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[(The Indian in the Cupboard)] [By (author) Lynne Reid Banks ] published on (February, 2010) (2010) 6 cópias
Farthest-Away Mountain, The 1 exemplar(es)
The Wrong-Coloured Dragon 1 exemplar(es)
Indian in the Cupboard four book set: Indian in the Cupboard, Return of the Indian, Secret of the Indian, Key to the… (1985) 1 exemplar(es)
La fata ribelle 1 exemplar(es)
Engilbjört og Illhuga 1 exemplar(es)
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1929-07-31
- Data de falecimento
- 2024-04-04
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Barnes, London, England, UK
- Causa da morte
- cancer
- Locais de residência
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (evacuated|WWII)
Israel (1962-1971)
Dorset, England, UK
Shepperton, London, England, UK - Educação
- St Theresa's School, Effingham, Surrey, England, UK
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Italia Conti Academy - Ocupação
- actor
journalist
teacher
writer - Relacionamentos
- Stevenson, Chaim (husband)
- Premiações
- Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award|2013)
- Pequena biografia
- Lynne Reid Banks was born in London. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she acted and wrote for the repertory stage. Later, she turned to journalism, becoming one of Britain's first female television news reporters. In 1962 she emigrated to Israel, where she married a sculptor, had three sons and taught for eight years in a kibbutz. She now lives with her husband in England. She writes, travels, and visits schools, at home and abroad, full-time.
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Yellow JuvFic, Honeybee Adventure em Name that Book (Janeiro 2012)
Fantasy - pregnant (?) woman in a suburb finds a tiny fairy in her back garden. Fights evil fairy q em Name that Book (Abril 2010)
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Sonlight Books (1)
Overdue Podcast (1)
Books About Boys (1)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 60
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 25,276
- Popularidade
- #829
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 238
- ISBNs
- 570
- Idiomas
- 13
- Favorito
- 5
A middle grade fantasy that feels like a bedtime story a parent makes up as she goes along, in the sense that it seems a little hodgepodge with “and then…and then…” vibes. Which isn’t necessarily all that bad, although the writing could be a little less clunky.… (mais)