The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks illustrated by Ted Lewin*

This is the third book in the series.
Omri and Patrick find more adventure with the magic cupboard that transform plastic figures into alive figures.  Patrick time travels (and turns miniature) to visit Cowboy Boone's town.  When Patrick returns he brings a natural disaster with him that actually helps prevent adults discovering their magical cupboard and key.
My second grader was reading this at school (his independent reading) and I decided to read it too to make sure he was understanding it.
Strategies: Check for understanding (the chapters switch between Omri's point of view and Patrick's point of view when Patrick is visiting Boone's homeland), inferring-context clues, word choice/vocab
Grade Equivalent Level:  6.1
Warnings: Omri's father swears (pg. 3), Alcohol use- Part of the story takes in the "Wild West" in a saloon, Boone and his friends from the west really enjoy their "likkor".  Omri's father catches him sneaking alcohol from his stash (it was for Boone) and proceeds to make Omri drink it!, lying