The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Genre: fiction/adventure/fantasy

Reading difficulty: easy

Overview: This story is easy to follow and a quick read.  It follows the journey of a selfish toy rabbit who starts his life spoiled and rich.  He falls overboard on a boat and ends up going on a series of adventures - each one helping him to open his heart and learn to love.  What I liked about this story was; how time stood still for Edward,  because he was a toy.  I also liked how each person who owns him had a different adventure.  And...even though Edward was kind of awful in the beginning, by the end I was hoping he would find a family to love.  What did you think?

The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

Genre: action/adventure/fantasy

Reading difficulty:medium

Overview: The action in this story begins with an avalanche and ends with one. In between...well, it is the non-stop adventures of , a gifted artist and his circus friends. They are all trying to stop a robbery on board "The Boundless", an enormous, state of the art train, as it heads across Canada on its maiden voyage.  I found the book exciting and action-packed with a few unexpected twists and turns along the way. What did you think?