#22 - The Return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks
Book 2 in the Indian in the Cupboard series. Omri wins a prize for this story "The Plastic Indian" and brings back Little Bear to share the news.
Not a great book but a logical continuation of the series. It gets really weird when Omri becomes part of a teepee when he uses the magic key to send himself back in time to Little Bear's village though.
#23 - The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks
Book 3 in the series. Picking up directly at the end of Book 2, Omri is still dealing with the fallout of having sent modern weapons back in time with Little Bear and his newly created army of formerly plastic Indians. This time, his friend Patrick goes back in time to the Texas town where his cowboy, Boone, is from. The secret nearly gets blown but is saved at the last second when Patrick returns from time traveling with a tornado hot on his heels.
I know I read all these books as a kid. The sequels are so bad I've completely blocked them from memory. But my daughters are enjoying them!
#24 - Runaway Max by Brenna Yovanoff
Max Mayfield is forced to accept her new "brother," Billy, when her mother remarries. The trouble is, Billy is abusive and creepy, mostly due to the fact that his father is abusive and creepy. Then she's forced to move from California to the sleepy little town of Hawkins, Indiana, far from her biological father. She meets a group of kids and learns about the monsters stalking Hawkins...
I'm super into Stranger Things, so this was fun. Maybe not as insightful as some of the other books (Suspicious Minds was awesome and Rebel Robin shed some interesting light on the character) but still a fun read. It makes me look forward to rewatching the older seasons again.[b][/b]
