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The Drackenberg Adventure

Lloyd Alexander (1988)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Vesper Holly Adventures #3
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.84

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Political Violence

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

In 1873 seventeen-year-old Vesper Holly and her guardians travel to an obscure European grand duchy, where their archenemy Dr. Helvitius is pursuing a lost art treasure and engineering the country's annexation by a neighboring kingdom.

Is The Drackenberg Adventure appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Parents should know this is a lighthearted historical adventure with mild peril and political intrigue suitable for middle grade readers. The antagonist poses threats but violence is age-appropriate without graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include political violence.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy following clever Vesper Holly as she travels through Europe, solves mysteries, and outwits a scheming villain in an exciting treasure hunt adventure.

Tags

Historical AdventureMysteryAction-AdventureVictorian Era Fantasy