Best Selling Books by Lynne Reid Banks

It all began with a birthday present nine-year-old Omri didn''t want. But when his toy Indian comes to life, this gift becomes Omri''s secret--precious, dangerous, wonderful, even magical. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A novel inspired by The Prince of Egypt and the Book of Exodus.

Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbertson-Jones are surprised when their expected baby turns out to be twin girls and distressed when they find that one of them is perfectly good and the other perfectly evil.

Jane decides she doesn''t want to be a burden to anyone - least of all to her lover, Toby. She has exchanged the L-shaped room of the earlier novel for a remote country cottage where, solitary but not yet lonely, she nurses her baby son. Dottie, an old friend, raring to start a business to help her own bid for independence, erupts into Jane''s idyll and brings her back to real, challenging life.

Lynn Reid Banks''s second book about her centi-hero weaves real facts about centipedes, scorpions, dung beetles, tarantulas, and other exotic creatures into the fabric of a fast-paced adventure that hums with humor.

The attack came suddenly and without warning, as twoyoung teenagers walked casually through the streets of Jerusalem, When it was over, one lay dead, the other mysteriously spared, yet left to face the horrendous choices and consequences thatresulted from being the sole witness. In this gripping sequel to One More River, Lynne Reid Bankscaptures the spirit and complex passions of present-day Israelthrough the powerful voices of a new generation as they join theunrelenting struggle against the consequences of decades of war.

The Kings Foolish Wish King Midas loved gold so much he wished everything he touched would turn to gold. But what a terrible curse it became when his wish was granted and everything he touched -- his food, his dog. . . and his beloved daughter -- instantly changed into cold and lifeless matallic objects. Lynne Reid Banks has re-created the ever-popular legend of King Midas into an exciting story that brings to life the reality of having greedy and thoughtless wishes come true.

This is a book about a search- the search of an idea for its rightful home. Writing for her three teenage sons, Lynne Reid Banks traces the history of a fundamental idea- that of Jewishness- which has outlived all the world''s attempts to deprive it of its roots in nationhood. With sympathy and insight, she tells the story of the survival of a people who retained their identity for thousands of years while scattered throughout the world.--Jacket flap.

Follow Patika Paprika, Molly Mint and the other herbs and spice heroes on their quest to find the right foods - and make them even tastier. This enchanting adventure with words by acclaimed author Lynne Reid Banks (The Indian in the Cupboard) will entertain and educate children who love cooking (and those that don''t) everywhere!

In The Mystery of the Cupboard, Omri''s father found out his great secret. When Omri and his father read together of the terrible plight of the Iroquois people, their abandonment by their British allies and their struggles with rapacious European settlers in late eighteenth-century America, they realize that Little Bear, Omri''s Iroquois friend from the past, is in urgent need of help. But how will they go back to the Indian, and what can they possibly give? Father and son struggle to solve the problem of traveling through time together, but they little understand the terrors that lie in wait -- for their Indian friends and for themselves.

Houdini is an extraordinary hamster with an urge to explore and talents for escaping every kind of cage.

For use in schools and libraries only. Omri acts decisively to save his Indian friend, Little Bear, and his village from destruction in the French and Indian War but becomes trapped between the worlds of fantasy and reality.