The Writing on the Wall [Hardcover]

Lynne Reid Banks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1982

A teenage girl takes a journey of self-discovery with her boyfriend, and unwittingly becomes involved in drug smuggling.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-- One rainy afternoon, Alex sees a strangely cloaked figure approaching his door. He's surprised to see that it's his best friend, Cat. Over a cup of hot cocoa, Cat explains that his wrap is a magic carpet and tells of the amazing flights he's taken on it. Alex wishes he could go to the moon, so the two lie down on the enchanted rug before the fire, close their eyes, and off they go--to the moon or to sleep depending on the listener's fantasy quotient. A story with a very slight premise, decorated with stylized, muted watercolors. --Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NB
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st edition (April 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060203889
• ISBN-13: 978-0060203887
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,443,422 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.