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The Philadelphia Adventure

Lloyd Alexander (1990)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Vesper Holly Adventures #5
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.87
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHeartwarmingHappy EndingHumor

Heroine archetypes

Adventure Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / Partners

Tropes

Villain AntagonistFellowshipQuestHistorical SettingFish out of Water

Themes

Good vs EvilFriendshipCourageHistorical AdventurePerseverance

Synopsis

In 1876, on the eve of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, twenty-year-old Vesper Holly and her friends clash yet again with the archfiend Dr. Helvitius, whose evil schemes plunge them into danger in the wild Pennsylvania countryside.

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Historical FictionAdventureMystery