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Every sound and sight, every touch of the air is a summons to feel, to open your doors, to let life possess you and do what it likes with you. See all Lynne Reid Banks's quotes ». Topics Mentioning This Author. Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars.

Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Geldart Illustrator 4. Ambrus Illustrator , Ambers Ambrus Illustrator 4. Tiger, Tiger 3. The Next Best Boo Goodreads Librari Romance Readers R In a series of diary entries, Alice describes her feelings as a child who came "by accident" to her mother and whose loving paternal grandmother, Gene, makes it clear she disapproves of Alice's out-of-wedlock birth.

Although Gene does all she can to support her granddaughter—even loaning the use of a home for several months—tensions eventually develop between Alice's mom and Gene. Although adult issues remain a mystery, Alice realizes that she must chose between the few family members she has.

A reviewer for Horn Book found Alice a "likable, well-developed character with an authentic voice," and a contributor to Publishers Weekly appreciated Reid Banks's "fresh" plotting and sensitivity to Alice's point of view.

The Dungeon follows an ambitious Scottish laird as he constructs a fortress and then travels to China on the route taken by Marco Polo, his purpose to seek revenge and an outlet for his anger over the death of his wife and children. The young child's experiences in the service of a brutal master, as well as her friendship with MacLennan's stable boy, Fin, and her generous impressions of her new world show her to be an "agreeable" character in a novel resonant with passion and "the excitement of travel and battle," according to a Kirkus reviewer.

Noting the novel's tragic end, Booklist critic John Peters described The Dungeon as a "brutal psychological character study," while in Publishers Weekly a critic called the novel a "riveting tale of reprisal and redemption" that "conveys a powerful message about the terrible price of unswerving revenge.

Taking readers back to ancient Rome in the days of Caesar, Tiger, Tiger focuses on twelve-year-old Aurelia, the daughter of the emperor. Given a small, de-fanged tiger club as a gift by her father, she names her new pet Boots, and cares for it with the help of a young slave named Julius.

The girl does not realize that the cub's litter mate, Brute, is being brutally treated and half starved in preparation for his turn in the Coliseum, where he will battle gladiators to the death. Jealous that Aurelia cares more for her servant than she does him, cousin Marcus uses his knowledge of the two tigers to plot his revenge, but when the plot goes awry Aurelia must battle the implacable Caesar to save her beloved pet.

While a Kirkus critic dubbed the novel "a melodramatic foray into an extremely fictional" Rome, in Publishers Weekly a contributor praised Tiger, Tiger as a "gripping, tantalizing examination of power, sacrifice, and mercy. While Reid Banks enjoys writing for audiences of all ages, she brings a special enthusiasm to her works for younger readers. But in the end, one has to write what one wants to write, or what one is commissioned to write, and hope for the best.

You can't win 'em all. Horn Book , September-October, , p. Burkam, review of Tiger, Tiger , p. Kirkus Reviews , September 1, , review of The Dungeon , p. School Library Journal , June, , p. Dargon, review of The Dungeon , p.

Lynne Reid Banks Home Page , http:www. Lynne Reid Banks Career Writer and journalist. Stealing Stacey , Collins London, England , The Indian in the Cupboard and its sequels were translated into some twenty languages.

All in a Row , Deane London, England , The Unborn , produced in London, England, The Gift three-act , produced in London, England, She became one of the first women in Britain to work as a television journalist. She moved to Israel in where she worked as a teacher. She married and had three sons. Much of her writing has been based on experiences and influences throughout her life.