Reading Radio - The Indian in the Cupboard – Episode 30

The Indian in the Cupboard – Episode 30

10/10/20 • 19 min

Episode 27 – The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

On Omri’s ninth birthday he gets a medicine cupboard from his older brother as well as a small plastic Indian toy from his best friend. That night he puts the toy in the cupboard and finds that it comes to life. Omri then finds out how much trouble such a small toy can cause and how someone can love a toy they didnt’ even like to begin with.

The Indian in the Cupboard is a children’s novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980.

Jason read this book in elementary school and remembered it fondly it was also recommended by our Facebook group. If you want to help suggest what books we read join us there an vote.

Recommended Age: 9 and up.

There is mild violence and stressful situations. Cartoonish racially charged language.

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Get Indian in the Cupboard on Amazon if you haven’t read it already.

Our book for November will be The Secret Garden Get it and read it before the show releases.

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton- Episode 24

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Episode 27 – The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

The Indian in the Cupboard is a children’s novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980.

Jason read this book in elementary school and remembered it fondly it was also recommended by our Facebook group. If you want to help suggest what books we read join us there an vote.

Recommended Age: 9 and up.

There is mild violence and stressful situations. Cartoonish racially charged language.

Our Scores:

Jason Alora Average

Your Scores:

Get Indian in the Cupboard on Amazon if you haven’t read it already.

Our book for November will be The Secret Garden Get it and read it before the show releases.

Looking for more books like The Indian in the Cupboard check out our other Shows:

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton- Episode 24

Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers Episode 11

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes- Episode 29

Episode 26 – The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to the series Hunger Games it adds a wonderful layer to the story. This is also a great stand-alone book. It walks through the story of the tenth hunger games including how various things came to be in the later books.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined — every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Recommended Age: 12+ Our Scores:

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Hunger Games Episode 6

Maze Runner Episode 8

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The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett – 31

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – Episode 31

The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialization in The American Magazine (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett’s most popular novels and seen as a classic of English children’s literature.

The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox a sickly brat born to privilege as a British citizen in colonialized India and her transformation after her parents die in a plague. Mary is sent to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire Moors. There she discovers that life is more than being waited on hand and foot as she begins to be changed by the Moor and the people she meets there, especially her equally bratty cousin Colin.

Recommended Age:

While the Secret Garden does not have much in the way of questionable content, Mary does have some very racist ideas about the natives of India and expresses them as a young lady would in 1911. These topics could be offensive to some and should be addressed accordingly. Additionally, the language, especially the Yorkshire may be harder for some readers to follow.

Read aloud 7+

Read along 10+