The Key to the Indian
core novel 1998 The Indian in the Cupboard
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.78 (2,931 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380977178 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Omri's secret is out, and his father now knows about the cupboard and the key. Little Bear, the Iroquois friend from the past, is in serious danger, and the only way to reach him is to travel through time. Father and son work out how to do it, but on the journey Omri is separated from his father and finds himself alone in a dark, cold place far from home. He has to rely on what he has learned about Little Bear's people and on his own nerve to find his way back to his friend before the danger reaches him.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Indian in the Cupboard
- Series: The Indian in the Cupboard core; position 5 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lynne Reid Banks
Notes
- From the series record (The Indian in the Cupboard): Five children's fantasy novels about a boy, a magic cupboard and the toy figures it brings to life.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Indian in the Cupboard: position 5 of 5: previous The Mystery of the Cupboard (1993)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Indian in the Cupboard
- Biblio listing, first edition (HarperCollins, 1998)
- Bookroo: The Key to the Indian
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