Two recent reads

A Miracle for Maggie by Stephen Eaton Hume
The Rifle by Gary Paulsen

A miracle for Maggie was not an outstanding book but it was historical fiction. This is the story of a young girl who was one of the first to be helped by the discovery of insulin.
Canadian book, story was a bit slow moving.

The Rifle - now I must preface my remarks by saying that I don't like guns. Paulsen prefaces the book and story by saying that one should not read this book with an opinion about guns but rather about the story. Paulsen also says that at the time the main character made the rifle, this was needed for his basic existence.
I loved the story. Paulsen weaves the tale of the rifle, from its' creation to all the collectors who had the rifle.
The story was excellent. 9/10 by the way, it was very brief.

Catherine