My Book Report

I am going to do a presentation at a literature fair on 2/18/11, and here is the book report that I did for my project.

The Indian in the Cupboard

            The book I read was called The Indian in the Cupboard. Lynne Reid Banks wrote the book, and the copyright date was 1980. England was where the story took place. It does not say when the book took place, but I would think sometime during the mid to late 1900s. This is a great book.

            The characters in this book were fascinating. Omri is a nine year old boy who gets a plastic Indian that his friend Patrick gave him for his birthday. Little Bear (Indian) is given to Omri and comes to life because of a magic key. Boone is a plastic cowboy that comes to life later in the book.  At first Boone and Little Bear do not get along but then they become friends. I enjoyed the characters in this book.

            The events in this story were exciting.  First Omri had a birthday and got the Indian, the cupboard, and he picked out the magic key.  Then the magic key made Little Bear come to life. Later in the book Omri takes Little Bear and Boone to school. The problem was Omri did not know what to do with Little Bear because he could not live in our world because he was so small. The solution was to keep them a secret and then turn them back into plastic. This is a very fascinating book.

            When I was reading the book I felt fascinated. In the beginning I felt excited when Little Bear came to life.  I felt interested when Boone came to life because I did not know if Little Bear and Boone would get along. In the end I felt a little sad when they got turned back into plastic, but I understand why Omri did that. Overall I felt that this book was exciting and interesting.

            This book made me more aware of how God created people.  God is like the magic key because he gives us life. I also learned that we have to look at people from their point of view. Omri had to do that with Little Bear because Little Bear was very small. I learned a lot about God in this book.