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Angela and Diabola

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Thi book is great. It is about twins. Angela is sweet and caring and kind. Diabola is the devil. Lynne Reid Banks did a great job on it. It is a great idea and the details are really funny. It is a little violent though. I suggest this book should be read by 7 years olds and up. It really isn't confusing though. This book shows the struggle of a family that has been blessed and been punished. Angela is mature and comforts her parents. Diabola hates everyone and is mean. But no matter what Angela loves Diabola, even when Diabola trys to kill her. When Angela is near Diabola, she can't do anything wrong. Angela got all the goodness and Diabola got all the badness. Each person is good and bad. But these girls aren't. Diabola is a terror and the only person that can stop her is Angela. The story is sad. but it is also impossible to put down. Itis one ofmy favorite books. For some reason I think Angela needed badness more then Diabola needed goodness. Diabola hates her sister and is getting to be very powerful. But so is Angela. I hate not being able to say all the details but I don't want to ruin the book for you. so whats stoping you. get the book today. if you don't read this book then you will never read a book that has sadness, badness, goodnes, and lotsof other things, all mixed together.

We purchased the audiobook version of this book. It was an interesting story that my 8 yo loved, but my 6 yo was somewhat frightened by it(and he's not frightened by much lately). The characters are very interesting, deeply drawn and the relationship between the "good" twin (Angela) & "bad" twin (Diabola) is complex & rich. The reader did an excellent job (very important in an audio book). In addition, the layers of the story were sufficient for my husband & I to enjoy the book as well (we listened on a long car trip).

The only reason I gave this 4 stars was the fact that my 6 yo was too young for some of the content, making this book not appropriate for all ages.

The story of Angela and Diabola all begins when Mrs. Cuterston-Jones gives birth to twins with compleatly different personalities. Angela was born with the personality of an angel where as her twin sister Diabola was born with the personality of a devil. Angela and Diabola's mother and father soon figure out that Angela and Diabola aren't going to balance any time soon. Angela and Diabola's mother and father start to realize that being around each other Angela and Diabola are slowly balancing. I give this book five stars because it wasn't to long and it was written in a reasonable sized print. I also like this book because it was funny and it was about something that doesn't happen everyday.

Angela and Diabola is a silly, funny and a great book. I loved the chapter: Diabola develops new skills.I loved it because Diabola asking for money and sending away those 2 people with the invisibe gun that shot 1 of them away. I also loved the chapter: Gym and other lessons. I liked it when Dybo pushed the miss Mursles off the climbing frame without any clothes on! I think that Angela and Diabola is the best book I read this year!!!!!!!!!!

I thought that ANGELA AND DIABOLA by Lynn Reid Banks was a good and funny book, because at some parts it makes me laugh and at others it's very exciting. The kind of reader that might enjoy this book is someone that likes adventure, excitement and funny books like me. You should read this book because it's about twins that don't seem anything alike. You shouldn't read this book if you don't like it. How you know you don't like it is if you don't like exciting, funny and adventurous books. Angela is one of the main characters and on of the twins, and is a sweet, kind and, can you believe when she was being born she wasn't crying at all, that can't be. She wasn't mean and loud. Diabola in the other hand was born crying, kicking fighting. She had teeth to bite the nurse's thumb and forefinger. Their parents they think that Angela is an angel and can get whatever she wants. Then comes Diabola. Their parents paid no attention to her at all. Their mother always has to deal with her. Not many times the dad. She doesn't like it at all. It's like the parents have chores going on and off taking care of Diabola. The author's settings are in a lot of places, such as the hospital where the twins were born, their house where the twins live and plenty of others. Also in the story Angela and Diabola oops... you'll have to find out when you read this great book. I would recommend ages 8 and over because that's the ages it would make sense to, but if you are younger you can ask your parents to read it to you. Other books by this author is THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD, THE FAIRY REBAL, I HOUDINI, MAURA'S ANGEL and many other good books.

This spectacular book is soooo funny, but at the end there's a real surprise. If you have read it you know what I mean. This spectacular book is sweet, but evil. The fabulous author had a brilliant idea which emphasizes the intention of two twin sisters, one angelic and one diabloic. When you read this book, you fell pleased and mad. You will feel virtuous and inferior during this book, but at the end, you will feel medium. You will see what I mean (when I say medium) after you read this fabulous, excellent, nourishing, book.

This book is so cool! My friend gave it to me for Christmas when I was 8, and I have read it a lot of times. Okay, it's about these two twins, Angela and Diabola. Angela is named because she acts like an angel, and Diabola is named because she acts diabolic (evil). Lynnee Reid Banks (the author) is an excellent writer and the story is understandable, because I understanded when I was 8. Just read this book today! I'm sure you'll read other reviews and they'll tell ya more.

This book is a wonderful story of two twin sisters,...as we all know twin sisters are very different and many people think they are somewhat the same,some do share same characteristics but these two where totaly different,...they were the contrary of each other.For example one was like an angel,and the other,..well we all know what she was.What I like about the book is that these two were like the two persons in your shoulder telling you what is wrong or right . The authors imagination is great and unpredictable. The twins were like one single person divided into two or twins were one got all the good and the other got all the bad. I recomend this book all the way.

It's often difficult to find an author who is willing to address the "dark" side of girlhood. It's virtually impossible to find an author who will address the NEED for that "dark" side. My daughter and I both laughed out loud and gasped in horror as we read this book. When it was over we had lots to discuss. Things like when it's good to be angry, how to express yourself and exactly what it means to be a good little girl. I believe Ms. Banks was urging girls to be balanced in our increasingly unbalanced world.

i read this book when i was in the 5th grade (i think lol it was a long time ago) im 21 now and i still remember this book and want to read it again was hoping it was available on kindle but its not :( after all these years i still remember the name and what happened tells a lot because i have read MANY books. i think it should be made into a movie. lol when i was a little girl i wished i had the power the evil twin had to shoot people with my fingers would be cool when somebody was mean to me. great read for kids and adults