Lynne Reid Banks: Return of the Indian, Secret of the Indian, Mystery of the Cupboard, Indian in the Cupboard

The Indian in the Cupboard #1-4

by Lynne Reid Banks

Including all four Indian in the Cupboard titles, this set features The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian and The Mystery of the Cupboard in the Camelot edition format.

Genres: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Lynne Reid Banks is a British author of books for children and adults. She has written forty books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies and been made into a film.
Banks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks. She was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada during World War II but returned after the war was over. She attended St Teresa's School in Surrey. Prior to becoming a writer Banks was an actress, and also worked as a television journalist in Britain, one of the first women to do so. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960.
In 1962 Banks emigrated to Israel, where she taught for eight years on an Israeli kibbutz Yasur. In 1965 she married Chaim Stephenson, with whom she had three sons. Although the family returned to England in 1971 and Banks now lives in Dorset, the influence of her time in Israel can be seen in some of her books which are set partially or mainly on kibbutzim.

Reviews

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

Check out my reviews for each book listed on their individual pages.

[Josiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series. Now read book #5.

[Vitalina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was really interesting. The book "The Indian In The Cupboard" was about a boy that gets a plastic Indian toy figure and a cupboard with a key for his birthday. When he puts the plastic Indian toy figure into the cupboard and locks it he hears a sound and it sounds like something is moving inside. He opens the cupboard and finds a Indian that is moving and breathing. I thought that was really cool and I just wanted to keep reading. He becomes friends with the Indian and the Indian becomes demanding. I really liked this book because it went into specific details and that it just made you want to keep on reading. But I didn't like that it could be boring in some parts of the book and exciting in the other parts. Overall I really liked this book.

[Stephen]

It was very different to the other books i have read. It's theme is fantasy-styled, but in some cases, it seems realistic. It does involve magic but other than that, it is an amazing book. It contains adventures that make this so original. To top it all off, Omri (the main character) is the biggest reason to read this, he is a very interesting character.

[Raven · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adored every book in this collection when I was a child.

[Ashlei A.K.A Chyna Doll]

I read this book many years ago....
I remember it being a fun filled, imagination fueled story that i loved as a kid!!!!
I never read the 5th book though...
Wonder why....