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The Indian In The Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks
English schoolboy Omri discovers that a cupboard found in an alleyway, in combination with a key of mysterious origin, has the oddly specific property of bringing plastic toy figures to life.
Or rather, swapping them with actual people and animals, transported from other times and appearing in miniaturized form.
The author does a good job of layering on the complications from this scenario, and comes up with some really unique problems and situations resulting from a boy suddenly trying to care for and hide several miniature people and horses.
The story does a good job with keeping consistency in its use of magic, and delivers a series of complications leading to an ending that packs some emotion.
The portrayal of Iroquois character Little Bull, trades heavily in stereotypes, and unfortunately the book's attempts to undermine those stereotypes falls short of its embracing of them.
Or rather, swapping them with actual people and animals, transported from other times and appearing in miniaturized form.
The author does a good job of layering on the complications from this scenario, and comes up with some really unique problems and situations resulting from a boy suddenly trying to care for and hide several miniature people and horses.
The story does a good job with keeping consistency in its use of magic, and delivers a series of complications leading to an ending that packs some emotion.
The portrayal of Iroquois character Little Bull, trades heavily in stereotypes, and unfortunately the book's attempts to undermine those stereotypes falls short of its embracing of them.