The Indian in the Cupboard

The Indian in the Cupboard
Lynne Reid Banks

The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboardFor Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be – proud, fearless and defiant.But being in charge of a real, live, human being is a heavy responsibility, as Omri soon discovers. And when his best friend, Patrick, is let in on the secret, he soon realises that life-changing decisions lie ahead.

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First published in Great Britain by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1981

First published by HarperCollins 1988

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2016

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Text copyright © Lynne Reid Banks 1981

Cover illustration © Pascal Campion 2016

Cover design © HarperCollinsPublishers, Ltd 2016

Illustrations copyright © Piers Sanford 1999

Note from the author copyright © 2000 Lynne Reid Banks

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Source ISBN: 9780007309955

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Version: 2016-04-16

For Omri – who else?

CONTENTS

Cover (#u73c956c5-dc79-53f8-bfe6-3d7f204641cd)

Title Page (#ufa5ce030-8d46-5b69-bbba-9c8097159ba5)

Copyright (#uc79d13ca-e7b5-5b3a-a3de-f291878d0594)

Dedication (#ub0f8b405-ba89-526a-957c-52cc608fb13a)

Chapter One – Birthday Presents (#u6a74b771-33d9-52b8-9847-48dac397a921)

Chapter Two – The Door is Shut (#u1f47933f-f00d-5731-b1b2-7ff6c80af45b)

Chapter Three – Thirty Scalps (#u30bed87d-8435-526f-a279-40b2913816f9)

Chapter Four – The Great Outdoors (#u25c0055e-56a0-57cb-ada3-429d08657877)

Chapter Five – Tommy (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six – The Chief is Dead, Long Live the Chief (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven – Uninvited Brothers (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight – Cowboy! (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine – Shooting Match (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten – Breakfast Truce (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven – School (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve – Trouble with Authority (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen – Art and Accusation (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen – The Fateful Arrow (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen – Underfloor Adventure (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen – Brothers (#litres_trial_promo)

More than a story (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by Lynne Reid Banks (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter One (#ulink_a49a9f30-4fc4-5a7b-9f6b-af70fadfe8db)

BIRTHDAY PRESENTS (#ulink_a49a9f30-4fc4-5a7b-9f6b-af70fadfe8db)