Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
Reading Level/Interest Level: 5.0/Grades 3-6
Awards: None
Series:The Indian in the Cupboard
· Book 1: The Indian in the Cupboard
· Book 2: The Return of the Indian
· Book 3: The Secret of the Indian
· Book 4: The Mystery of the Cupboard
· Book 5: The Key to the Indian
Similar Titles: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Upon receiving an old cabinet from his brother for his birthday, young Omri isn’t quite sure what to do. Then one day, he places his Indian figure in the cupboard, and using his grandmother’s long unused key, finds that turning it just the right way in the lock of the cupboard door turns the tiny Indian, Little Bear, to life, bringing him out of his own time and his Iroquois tribe and into Omri’s room in the present day.
After
giving in to peer pressure, once his best friend finds out about Little Bear,
Omri is forced to bring to life a new tiny companion that is the beginning to
the end of the book, as well as the beginning of Omri’s difficulties with his
conscience, wondering if removing these little souls from their worlds is
really the right thing to do. When one such tiny character, Boone, the cowboy,
is almost killed accidentally, and
Little Bear demands a wife, Omri begins to realize that these are real people
and the gravity of the situation is more serious than just plastic figures
becoming animated.
Can
Omri distance himself enough to let Little Bear go? Can he come to terms with
the magic and responsibility of the Indian in the Cupboard to make things right
for everyone?
In
this emotional and empathetic book, readers learn how to look at the world through
to others’ eyes and will come to realize that what they want, might not
necessarily be what is best for the situation or the people involved. I highly
recommend this book to children as young as 8, but definitely recommend that if
you find, like me, that you become attached to the characters brought to life,
that you carry a hanky as well.
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