The Secret of the Indian
core novel 1989 The Indian in the Cupboard
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.84 (9,781 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780385262927 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Omri and Patrick are praised as heroes after they drive off a gang of burglars, but they cannot explain the small bullet holes in the walls, and they cannot tell anyone about the magic cupboard. Little Bear's wounded band needs medical help, so the boys must find a way to get it while keeping their secret from the adults around them. In the confusion Patrick discovers that the cupboard can also carry a person back in time, and he travels to the Wild West. He returns with Ruby Lou, the girlfriend of the toy cowboy Boone, so that the two can be married in miniature, but their journey brings an unexpected danger back with them.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Indian in the Cupboard
- Series: The Indian in the Cupboard core; position 3 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 3 of 5: previous The Return of the Indian (1986) · next The Mystery of the Cupboard (1993)
Sources
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