I, Houdini (First Modern Classics)

Description

Houdini is no ordinary hamster. He is an escapologist with an exceptional talent for getting out of cages and urge to escape leads him to all kinds of adventures... New edition published into the First Modern Classics list, fantastic stories for young readers. He may look like a small, furry pet, but really he is a Wild Creature - a freedom-loving hamster with a life-long passion for escape and a yearning for the Great Outside, leaving chaos and destruction as he goes. He tells his hilarious adventures with great intelligence and no modesty - for the world beyond carpets and floorboards can be a terrifying place...

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.

Praise for Harry the Poisonous Centipede "A real ground level story that rockets along on hundreds of legs...Bug fans will love this." Kidstuff School Books RTE Guide Praise for Angela and Diabola "Couldn't put it down." Time Out "A worthy successor to Roald Dahl... children will be hammering on the bookshop door to get it." Treasure Islands, Radio 4 "...a wonderful mix of horror and humour." The Sunday Telegraph Praise for The Indian in the Cupboard "Enthralling and hair-raising reading." TL