Climb Aboard - The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

Somewhere inside me is still the little child that is absolutely in love with steam trains, so when I heard about a book with an adventure on a train I am usually very interested and The Boundless is no exception. A thrilling adventure with a traveling circus, cunning thief's, and the largest train the world, I enjoyed this book greatly. 

Here's the backcover of the book: 

The Boundless train is on its maiden voyage across the country. When first-class passenger Will Everett gets the key to a train car containing priceless treasures, he becomes the target of sinister figures from his past. To survive, Will joins a travelling circus, helped by ringmaster leader Mr. Dorian, and Maren, a girl his age and an expert escape artist.

I first became aware of author, Kenneth Oppel in 8th grade from his book Airborn (I'll definitely be writing about that some day). After exploring some of his other books I eventually stumbled on the The Boundless.

I found this book fun for a few reasons. First, it fits into the Victorian Era with a little bit of steampunk thrown in. Second, it feels kind of like the movie Home Alone, except on a train. Lastly, I really enjoyed this book because while the element of the traveling circus seems kind of random and crazy it is done just right. 

I'll note that I read this book many years ago (8th grade summer break and I'm a sophomore in college when writing this), so its definitely scaled towards a simpler reading level. That said even today I still enjoy this book a lot. 

Here's the Goodreads profile on the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17846771-the-boundless 

Thanks so much for reading, I hope you get the chance to enjoy the Boundless or some other book. 

Yours in reading, 

Logan