The Mystery of the Cupboard (Indian in the Cupboard)

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.


The best mystery ever... By Cierra ,Geneva, NY   February 3, 2003
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

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.


The Secret of the Cupboard's Magic, and the Woman who Put it There   April 26, 2007
B. Wolinsky (New York)
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After the events of the 1st 3 books, Omri's mother inherits a country house (in Somerset) from her cousin, who she'd never met. Hidden in the roof is a diary; and in the diary is the secret of how the cupboard, and its key, got their powers. And it's not a happy story.
The legend begins in London in 1900. Charlotte, the daughter of upper-middle class parents, chooses to persue a career as an entertainer. Her parents disown her; song and theatre are not an acceptable lifestyle for a girl of her station. Only her sister stays in contact with her, and rather condescendingly.
Cut to 1918. The Great War is over and London is full of flags, fireworks, and cheer. Charlotte and her niece ride a horse in the parade, but underneath it all, Charlotte is full of envy, and that envy is turning into anger. In her sister's jewelry box is a pair of Aquamarine earings that were promised to Charlotte, then given to her sister. Charlotte intends to steal those earing. The results are disastrous.

I won't tell you anymore, because I love this book and it compensates for the weakness of the 3rd installment. It also shows Omri and Patrick maturing further into young adulthood and comming to terms with the past. It's also about letting go. In the end, Omri attends the funeral of one of the few people that knew the secret of the cupboard. Instead of persuing things further, he leaves it buried-literaly.


Mystery of The Cupboard   April 13, 2007
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The book is a fantasy that talks about a kid that finds a grave, I wouldn't recommend this book to children because it's not really interesting. But the story goes like this. A kid from kansas moves to a country in London. When he arrived there he didn't really like it there because he didn't know anyone there. So he was taking a walk to see what's around. He went into a forest as he was walking he found a cave around the corner.
He walked in and followed a light to the end he found a grave yard but in the grave yard he found one grave in the whole entire grave yard. So he went back to the grave he found a box that has a lock but no key so he took it back to his house and told his mom about it and so they took it to a store to get it picked locked. When he opened it and found pictures of a little girl. The little girl was an indian. So they went back to the grave where he fond it and put the pictures under a rock by the grave. But is dad found out so out that he found the pictures. So he made Omri put the pictures back in the box. But before they did they went to the store to get a new lock and a key. So then they put the pictures in the box and buried by the grave.

So he went walking around again and found....

Omri was an nice guy. He would always help people find there missing things. If you remember he found an box. He found the father to that daughter. so he kept it. As Omri was walking home he saw a kid on the ground. He walked over there to help the kid get up form the ground. Omri is caring and helpful to other people in the environment.

So if you to read it go ahead i'm just telling I don't recommend this book to anyone.


Good book   September 19, 1999
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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.