The Mystery of the Cupboard

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Summary: The best mystery ever... By Cierra ,Geneva, NY
Review: Have you ever read the book The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks ?
Omri moves into a new house, that was an old relatives, because he died.He finds his great great great aunt Jessica Charlotties note book.Omri learns about Jessica Charlottie's whole life until she gets sick and dies.Omri thinks that his mothers key will fit in the cashbox he found.I think it's a good story about life.I think this is a good book to learn about elders and history.I think that this book would be a great gift. The book is very interesting. I would recommend this book to everyone.

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Summary: A Review on the Mystery of the Cupboard
Review: I can remember buying and reading this book when it was first released, and that is was incredible. The story wraps up and utilizes so many aspects of Omri's life - from his relationship with his family to his friendship with Patrick - that it is the perfect ending to the "Indian in the Cupboard" series. A lot of the subject matter is much more serious than the previous books, especially in regards to the parts concerning Jessica Charlotte. It is these parts that make the book so incredible, as most readers will not be familiar with late 18th-century lifestyles. The romantic nature and thrill of Charlotte's story will captivate any young person who reads the book. I definitely reccomend "The Mystery of the Cupboard" and still hope that there will be another installment in the series one day.

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Summary: Very meaningful book
Review: I can remember buying and reading this book when it was first released, and that is was incredible. The story wraps up and utilizes so many aspects of Omri's life - from his relationship with his family to his friendship with Patrick - that it is the perfect ending to the "Indian in the Cupboard" series. A lot of the subject matter is much more serious than the previous books, especially in regards to the parts concerning Jessica Charlotte. It is these parts that make the book so incredible, as most readers will not be familiar with late 18th-century lifestyles. The romantic nature and thrill of Charlotte's story will captivate any young person who reads the book. I definitely reccomend "The Mystery of the Cupboard" and still hope that there will be another installment in the series one day.

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Summary: MINIATURES AND MYSTERIES HIDDEN UNDER THE THATCHING
Review: Lynn Reid Banks has done it again, in this fourth book in her famous INDIAN series. When Omri insisted his father store the magic cupboard in a bank vault, so he would not be tempted to tamper with the Past, he vowed he would resist the temptation to visit with his tiny friends. But he never did understand exactly how and why this particular cupboard changed plastic toys into living, human beings from the past--with real names, occupations and lifestyles of their own.

Now his family has inherited a cottage in the English countryside from a mysterious and much-maligned great, great aunt of his mother's. Omri discovers her diary which includes a confession of a great crime--one which precipitated multiple disasters for the family. For the old thatching conceals a rusty strong box--what secrets and objects of value are hidden within?

Soon it becomes imperative to revive the new plastic figures, but meddling with the Past can demand a heavy price--if Omri succeeds in preventing one crime, he may also erase his parents' marriage and his very life! (Shades of BACK TO THE FUTURE!) How will old buddy Patrick help or hinder Omri's private quest to clear Jessica Charlotte's name? Will Ormi's parents finally realize that something odd is going on with their son? A fascinating book which will delight THE INDIAN fans and all readers.

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Summary: Cupboard Mystery
Review: The Mystery of the Cupboard
By: Lynne Reid Banks
Reviewed by: D. Kim
There were two boys named Omri and Peter, who wanted to find out the secret to the magical cupboard. They have found the information of the cupboard from Omri's great-great-aunt's journal. Omri moved to a different state, and he was going farther away from Peter more than ever. He had lost his cat there, named Kitsa. Their new house was a longhouse, and there was also a barn. Omri found the journal before Peter traveled there by himself, and with hard work and destination, they both found out that Omri's great-great-aunt was turned into plastic after she stole her sister's earrings. Jessica Charlotte, the "aunt" loved her sister's daughter more than her own son, and hated it. When she and her son were alone, she told him to put all his anger into the cupboard, just to imagine it, and she locked it with her key. After this, she turned into plastic by opening it, and now plastic dolls who were put in it where brought to life when it was locked and then opened again. This was the secret of the Cupboard. In the end, Omri started bringing his dad more in on things, so he told him about the cupboard.
I liked this book because it made me realize that I have been doing pretty bad things before that I knew had feelings. If I had a clone, and I took his kidney for my own life, then what would happen to my clone? Thinking about this has made a difference in my life, but it was also pretty funny. One quote that caught my eye was this. "You should be outdoors, not in 'ere. What's the world comin' to, kids in pubs, I dunno. The author was like every person in the book, together, because she gave them their own minds. Each character was different, in a lot of ways, so I think that Lynne Reid Banks put a lot of effort into writing this.
In other parts of the story, things were getting pretty sad. Omri had found out that his great-great-aunt wasn't such a bad woman after all. She just made some mistakes. When Omri asked Mr. Towsler about Jessica Charlotte, he said, "I worried about her. When she were with me. Worried she'd be lonely an' that, for people her own size. But she said not to. She were content with me. She said them others weren't much company. Not her sort, she said." The others were the people she had brought to life. Even though they were her own size and had different stories about their lives, she like to have Mr. Towsler around instead of them.
My favorite part of the book was definitely the ending, because it was most interesting to me. Omri had just made a better relationship with his father, because he let him in on all the secrets. Omri knew that it could be risky, but he wanted him to know Little bear and the others, because they were just like normal people.

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Summary: Cupboard Mystery
Review: The Mystery of the Cupboard
By: Lynne Reid Banks
Reviewed by: D. Kim
There were two boys named Omri and Peter, who wanted to find out the secret to the magical cupboard. They have found the information of the cupboard from Omri's great-great-aunt's journal. Omri moved to a different state, and he was going farther away from Peter more than ever. He had lost his cat there, named Kitsa. Their new house was a longhouse, and there was also a barn. Omri found the journal before Peter traveled there by himself, and with hard work and destination, they both found out that Omri's great-great-aunt was turned into plastic after she stole her sister's earrings. Jessica Charlotte, the "aunt" loved her sister's daughter more than her own son, and hated it. When she and her son were alone, she told him to put all his anger into the cupboard, just to imagine it, and she locked it with her key. After this, she turned into plastic by opening it, and now plastic dolls who were put in it where brought to life when it was locked and then opened again. This was the secret of the Cupboard. In the end, Omri started bringing his dad more in on things, so he told him about the cupboard.
I liked this book because it made me realize that I have been doing pretty bad things before that I knew had feelings. If I had a clone, and I took his kidney for my own life, then what would happen to my clone? Thinking about this has made a difference in my life, but it was also pretty funny. One quote that caught my eye was this. "You should be outdoors, not in 'ere. What's the world comin' to, kids in pubs, I dunno. The author was like every person in the book, together, because she gave them their own minds. Each character was different, in a lot of ways, so I think that Lynne Reid Banks put a lot of effort into writing this.
In other parts of the story, things were getting pretty sad. Omri had found out that his great-great-aunt wasn't such a bad woman after all. She just made some mistakes. When Omri asked Mr. Towsler about Jessica Charlotte, he said, "I worried about her. When she were with me. Worried she'd be lonely an' that, for people her own size. But she said not to. She were content with me. She said them others weren't much company. Not her sort, she said." The others were the people she had brought to life. Even though they were her own size and had different stories about their lives, she like to have Mr. Towsler around instead of them.
My favorite part of the book was definitely the ending, because it was most interesting to me. Omri had just made a better relationship with his father, because he let him in on all the secrets. Omri knew that it could be risky, but he wanted him to know Little bear and the others, because they were just like normal people.

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Summary: A Review on the Mystery of the Cupboard
Review: The title of the book I read was The Mystery of the Cuppboard and the author was Lynne Reid Banks. The main character was Omri. Omri is a boy who owns a magical cupboard that can bring plastic figures to life. He has a mom, dad, and two brothers. He also has a friend named Patrick and a cat named Kista. I liked the book because it was interesting. I also think it would be cool if plastic figures could come to life. The plot was about Omri and the magic of the cupboard. When Omri's family moves he finds a diary and a cash box. In the cashbox there are little figures. When Omri brings them to life he tries to change the past by telling them what to do. Then Omri leans that you shouldn't change other people's past because it could affect you. The setting was in England and in the country. I think the theme was don't interfere with someone's past because it could change your past.

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Summary: Mystery Of the Cupboard-Dislike
Review: This book was ok at first but then it became a really boring book. Nothing really exciting happened. Except when Patrick fell and broke his arm. The author needs to be more excitng about things that have happend.Instead of finding a cashbox Omri should have found another action figure, like Buzz Lightyear and started using the cupboard way sooner.

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Summary: Good book
Review: This is the best one out of the Indian in the Cupboard books. It is filled with suspense and keeps you reading. The characters are interesting and the plot makes you think. A wonderful book even if you don't like Indian in a Cupboard.

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Summary: My Favourite Book
Review: This story is about a magical cupboard it makes toys come alive! Toy Indians, toy cowboys toy monsters they all come alive and they all have the same attitudes, as they would have in real life. I like how this author wrote this book. I felt it was a funny book.