2017 Reading Challenge- Read an adventure book 
 *3.5 stars* 
 I finally got around to reading this classic and I'm not sure why I didn't read this as a kid. And I found that I enjoyed this book, it was fun and had plenty of adventure and the characters were likable. But I also didn't love it. Maybe this is from biases I've picked up over the years or the weird Christian vibe to the story, but I didn't feel like I missed out on anything as a kid. I'm glad I gave it a read and I certainly didn't hate this but I also won't be continuing on with the series or rereading this one in the future.