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Violence
Barely any
Mild adventure peril; the miniature figures can be in danger; period-appropriate depictions of 18th-century violence
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild: Omri's growing understanding of the responsibility of his power
What this book is about
When nine-year-old Omri puts a plastic toy Indian figure into an old cupboard with a special key, the figure comes to life as a real Iroquois man from the 18th century named Little Bear. Lynne Reid Banks's beloved 1980 novel follows their developing relationship across the divide of culture, language, and history — a story about responsibility, imagination, and the consequences of having power over another person.
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