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Reviewer: Joe G.
'11 You may have seen this movie,
but you should read the book, too. The Indian in the Cupboard
starts when a boy named Omri is having a birthday, and gets a plastic
Indian figure from his friend and a wooden cupboard with a magical key
from his mother. He puts the Indian in the cupboard, and locks it in.
To his surprise, he hears a scratching at the cupboard door. When he
opens it, he finds the Indian has come alive! They become good friends,
and Omri realizes that the little Indian and the special cupboard were
the greatest gifts of all. The Indian had come from a different world,
where he had a real life. Omri has many adventures with the Indian,
most within the premises of his own room. He discovers that any plastic
figure placed in the magic cupboard can come to life, so he puts in a
cowboy and an Army doctor. They, too, come to life. This book has a
story line with a lot of magic and friendship in it. It can be
emotional, both happy and sad. This is a good book for ages 9 and up.
It is enjoyable and well-written.
Winter 2004 |
Reviewer: Eric S. '07
I read
The Indian in the Cupboard and I also
watched the movie. In my opinion, the book is much better than the movie. The book and the
movie are extremely different mainly because if the whole book had been made into a movie,
it would have been too long. The book is exciting because it has some suspenseful parts,
some touching parts, as well as some everyday parts. Except for the few toy figures that
come to life, the book is realistic. I would
recommend this book to anyone who likes to read adventures.
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