Lynne Reid Banks has written at least 41 books. Their most popular book is The Indian in the cupboard with 86 saves with an average rating of 3.69⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Young Adult, and Fiction.
Adventurous, tense, and funny are their most common moods.
Lynne Reid Banks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks. During World War II she was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but she returned as soon as the war was over. She was educated at St Teresa's School in Surrey. She became an actress, and also worked as a television journalist. In 1960 she publisher her first book, The L-Shaped Room, which was a best-seller.
In 1962 she moved to Israel to join an Israeli kibbutz Yasur as a teacher. In 1965 she married Chaim Stephenson. They had three sons together. They returned to England in 1971.
She has written over 40 books, including the best-selling children's book The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies.
#1 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard
1980 • 86 Readers • 192 pages • 3.7
#2 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard
1986 • 14 Readers • 136 pages • 3.7
#3 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard
1989 • 12 Readers • 147 pages • 4.4
1976 • 8 Readers • 160 pages • 3
#4 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard
2001 • 6 Readers • 260 pages • 4
3 Readers
#5 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard
2013 • 3 Readers • 256 pages • 4
1988 • 2 Readers • 248 pages
1 Reader
1 Reader • 3
1992 • 1 Reader • 160 pages
1970 • 1 Reader • 264 pages
2011 • 1 Reader • 256 pages
1 Reader
1 Reader
#1 of 1 in Harry the Poisonous Centipede
1996 • 1 Reader • 159 pages
2013 • 192 pages
2012 • 770 pages
1977 • 238 pages
2009 • 208 pages
1975 • 183 pages
1992 • 148 pages
1984 • 123 pages
1978 • 128 pages