Indian in the Cupboard

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The Indian in the Cupboard

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 1 January 1920

The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian - Little Bull - who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard.

For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be - proud, fearless and defiant.

But being in charge of a real, live, human being is a heavy responsibility, as Omri soon discovers. And when his best friend, Patrick, is let in on the secret, he soon realises that life-changing decisions lie ahead.

The Return of the Indian

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 1 August 1986

It is over a year since Omri said goodbye to Little Bull, the Indian toy who came to live in the magic cupboard, and took him back to his own time.

Omri has never forgotten Little Bull though, and finally yields to the temptation to see his tiny blood brother again.

But when the cupboard door opens, Little Bull is slumped, unconscious, over his horse, two bullet wounds in his back. As Omri tries to help him, he faces the terrifying responsibility of power, the power of life and death...

The Secret of the Indian

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 31 December 1989

In this third book about Omri and his magic cupboard, Omri and his friend Patrick must risk grownups' discovering their secret when they find themselves in need of a friend's toy plastic doctors to save wounded people from the dangerous world of the Old West which the cupboard enables them to enter.

The Mystery of the Cupboard

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 23 April 1993

The magic cupboard is locked in a bank vault with the key, but what if the key fits the sealed cashbox that Omri finds in the eaves of his new home? What will Omri find inside the eaves of his new home? Will there be more little figures that come to life? After Omri reads his great-great-great-aunt's account, he longs to try the key. And when his friend Patrick comes to stay, nothing can stop him...

The Key to the Indian

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 1 October 1998

As Omri, his father, and other members of his family learn more about the cupboard in his room, together and separately they are caught up in several dangerous adventures that reveal more about its powers.

The Indian in the Cupboard Series

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 3 July 2012

Indian in the Cupboard

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 1 March 1996

Great Childrens Literature: Return of the Indian

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 31 December 1988

A year after he sends his Indian friend, Little Bear, back into the magic cupboard, Omri decides to bring him back, only to find that he is close to death and in need of help. Sequel to "The Indian in the Cupboard."

The Indian in the Cupboard

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 5 March 1985

Adventure abounds when a toy comes to life in this classic novel!

It's Omri's birthday, but all he gets from his best friend, Patrick, is a little plastic warrior figure. Trying to hide his disappointment, Omri puts his present in a metal cupboard and locks the door with a mysterious skeleton key that once belonged to his great-grandmother. Little does Omri know that by turning the key, he will transform his ordinary plastic toy into a real live man from an altogether different time and place! Omri and the tiny warrior called Little Bear could hardly be more different, yet soon the two forge a very special friendship. Will Omri be able to keep Little Bear without anyone finding out and taking his new friend away?