Omri's dad had just found out about the magic cupboard in the last book and this picks up right where that left off. Little Bear's tribe is in trouble and he needs Omri and his dad to help. Omri wants to help, but is not quite sure how to. Meanwhile his dad becomes obsessed with the idea of helping out. Also his brother starts to get a little suspicious of everything happening, but Omri doesn't want anything to affect their friendship. Especially now that he is working with his father, it is also more attention-drawing to his mother (that she will find out).

I really enjoyed this book series and I found that this was a really good way to end such a special series. I thought the author really put time and effort into writing these story lines...

Things get even more interesting in this one...

Even knowing how history turns out in regards to treatment of Native Americans by colonial settlers, it was hard reading this fictional recounting of that treatment, with Little Bear, Bright Stars and crew as the focus. It was interesting watching Omri's Dad (and eventually Mom) discover this little world, and to see Gillon's unplanned misadventures with the magic key. I'll be honest, knowing that there are no more stories in this series, I'm missing the characters already. This was a lovely series, and I'm glad I gave it a (re)read.

A friend of mine recently said that after finishing a series, she wasn't ready to start another new book because it would be "rebound." We laughed but after finishing this series, I feel the same.

While not on par with the fourth book, this final tale was fantastic in its own right. It was clear early on though that the author was determined to end the tale once and for all. It made reading it bittersweet but it was well executed. She clearly did her research on the Mohawk tribe and managed to demonstrate multiple sides of a complicated historical issue. I am sad to say goodbye to Omri, Little Bear, and so on but I am glad that the author did close all loose ends. And the beauty of such tales in storybooks is that one can re-visit them again and again as needed. If you haven't read the whole series, I strongly recommend you do so. It's good for adults and children.

The final adventure of Omri and Little Bear. And it's a bit of a relief to readers, really. The previous book manages a good resolution, but Banks apparently had one last thing to cover: the fate of Little Bull's tribe. Onri and his father work together to find a way to save them, without also altering the fabric of time. If that's possible. It's really unclear.

There's also a bit about Omri's friend, Patrick, turning back to his jerk ways, which is just REALLY unsatisfying! After four books of Patrick getting to know the miniature people, seeing his last act of immaturity seems more like filler from the author than logical behavior on his part. It negates all the character development he's done in the series, and that's part of why some stars got knocked off.

I suppose if you got to book 4 in the series, there's no reason to stop you finishing it. The quality remains consistent, even if the characters haven't precisely done so. And, if you can get the audiobooks, it's nice to hear the author herself reading, giving each line the inflection she'd imagined during writing.

Finally, after nearly 23 years I got to read this book which I never knew existed until a few weeks ago. I think I'll give it 4.5 stars. For fun.

I hate queer Patrick so much.

I'm surprised that Little Bull didn't just take them with them up north up until Patrick sent them back. They were left to freeze alone all night.

I don't understand the point of having his dad or even Omri come back to Little Bull's time just to give them an idea of what to do. He couldn't explain it to Little Bull in their world and then Little Bull would have told the tribe about it when he went back?

I think it would have been better to have Omri's mom being in on the secret instead of the Dad because the mom is the relative to the makers of the key and cupboard. Plus she could have seen her great aunt.

What is Omri's special gift again?

Least favorite of the series. Some odd inconsistencies in this one and numerous instances of swearing. Also several instances of atheistic sentiments. Overall just not as good as the first few books.

I finally finished this series. I don't know if it was because I read the last two books back to back, but this one was a lackluster ending to the series. The characters we saw throughout the books are barely there. Patrick, Boone and Ruby show up but only briefly. We never get any proper conclusion or goodbye between Patrick, Boone, Omri and Little Bear and especially between Little Bear and Boone that have been through a lot together and are blood brothers. There is no real reason for Omri's father to travel back with him instead of Patrick. I wish that Patrick went instead because it would have felt more tense and dangerous and his mom knowing all along was just .... out of place. It didn't fit into the story at all.

The story was boring, the important characters are barely there- there are some intense and darker scenes but they barely redeem the book for me. Overall- a lackluster conclusion to a decent book series.