Travesia (Crossing) [School & Library Binding]

Lynne Reid Banks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Angela and Diabola are twins, but from the moment they enter the world -- one with a smile and the other with a vengeance -- they have nothing in common. "Don't you call me nice names! You make me sick, you icky sticky creepie crawlie little goody-goody." Twins are meant to be alike, but Angela and Diabola are opposites in every way. Angela is completely good: Diabola is pure evil. Everyone loves Angela: Even the vicar is terrified of Diabola! As Diabola's powers grow, it seems that no one can stop her. Only Angela seems to know what goes on in her twin's mind. A wickedly black comedy from a master storyteller.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard comes a gleeful romp with a pair of twins: one good and one evil. "The expansive storytelling and comic exaggeration produce high kid appeal," said PW. Ages 8-12.
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From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-By Lynn Reed Banks. Angela and Diabola are twin sisters who are completely opposite. Angela is kind and good; Diabola is hateful and wicked. Only Angela can help her sister, but is she willing to pay the price?
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613072480
• ISBN-13: 978-0613072489
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,821,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel 'The Indian in the Cupboard' has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer and TV news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, 'The L-Shaped Room', was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write. Lynne says that writing for children comes much more easily than writing for adults. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He has worked as an art director at an advertising agency, a graphic designer, a cartoonist, a teacher, a film maker and as a Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Angela and Diabola (Paperback)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely read & enjoyed by an 8 year old, June 5, 2000

By 

Troy Adams "NJTroy" (Freehold, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angela and Diabola (Audio Cassette)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is about twins with very different personalities., October 29, 1999

By 

Tulsi Kashyap (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angela and Diabola (Hardcover)

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.