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The El Dorado Adventure

Lloyd Alexander (1987)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Vesper Holly Adventures #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.79
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ColonizationDisplacement

Positive tags

AdventureProtectorSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Strong HeroineHeiress

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterQuestComing of AgeVillainNon-Western SettingProtector

Themes

Environmental JusticeCultural PreservationMoral ResponsibilityColonialismHeroismStanding up for Others

Synopsis

Traveling to Central America to inspect her real estate holdings, seventeen-year-old Vesper tries to stop a villain from building a canal which would destroy an Indian tribe's homeland.

Tags

Historical AdventureEnvironmental FictionSocial Justice