Angela and Diabola

by Lynne Reid Banks

Book Overview

Wicked, hilarious magic in an acclaimed novel of good and evil twins, from The New York Times bestselling author of The Indian in the Cupboard.Twins Angela and Diabola are as different as day and night. From the moment they are born, Angela is beautiful, loving, and perfect in every way. Diabola is ugly, unpleasant, and troublesome in direct proportion. No one knows what to do about the horrid child, and only her twin Angela has the power to affect...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380975629
• ISBN13: 9780380975624
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good Twin, Bad Twin

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.

Angela and Diabola

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.

This book is about twins with very different personalities.

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.

Hilarious

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.

modern fairy tale

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.