Entries Categorized as 'Adventure'
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Review
Tags:E. Nesbit
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Cyril, Anthea, Jane, and Robert are all looking forward to vacationing in the country with their family, but no sooner do they arrive but they find a sand fairy, or Psammead, as he calls himself, who consents to give them a wish every day. Adventures follow, of course, and the children begin to discover that not all their wishes are what they anticipated.
Told in the usual, British, E. Nesbit style, I pull this book out now and then to enjoy. Most of the chapters cover a new wish every day, so there is a lot of variety, even if there isn’t really a driving, overall story.
You can also buy Five Children and It from Amazon in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Posted by Ruth
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Funny, Lloyd Alexander
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Vesper Holly is a rather precocious orphan from Philadelphia, and her guardians, Brinne and Aunt Mary, are swept into a whirlwind of adventure when Vesper finds the traces of an unfinished and, so far, unproved theory her late father had about a national legend in the small country of Illyria. Vesper is determined to investigate and, with Brinnie, heads for Illyria and becomes involved in far more than a mysterious legend. With an unwilling king, a rebel leader, and the great need for peace before a war breaks out, Vesper has her hands full…
Being the first of the Vesper Holly series, I think it’s one of the best. It has well developed characters and plot, and Brinnie’s witty writing style contains enough humor to keep you laughing. I enjoyed this book very much.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Mysteries, Older Readers, Review, Science Fiction
Tags:Jules Verne, Long Read
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Harry’s uncle, Professor Von Hardwigg, discovers an ancient parchment, written in runic. On translating the note, they discover that the message from Arne Saknussemm, a famous geologist, says that the earth is hollow and if you descend into Mount Sneffells, an extinct volcano in Iceland, you will be able to travel to the center of the earth! The professor and Harry set off immediately and hire a guide named Hans. The three descend into the crater of Sneffells and into the center of the earth.
Jules Verne wrote a lot of great science fiction novels, and although his scientific facts are a bit off in this one, it is still worth reading. The beginning is a little slow, but once you get past it, there’s plenty of excitement and mystery. All science fiction fans should read Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Funny, Lloyd Alexander
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The Centennial Exposition is coming to Vesper Holly’s hometown, Philadelphia! Vesper is excited, but even more so when President Grant appears at her house to ask her help. The Brazilian Emperor’s children have been kidnapped, and Dom Pedro, the emperor, has received a ransom note from none other than Dr. Desmond Helvitius! The note demands that Vesper deliver the ransom in person, but Vesper has other plans…
You may be disappointed that Vesper doesn’t get to travel to some foreign country, but don’t overlook this book because of that! Despite the fact that nothing blows up (something does in all the others), The Philadelphia Adventure is well worth reading.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Funny, Lloyd Alexander
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Vesper and Brinnie discover that Vesper’s late father had willed her a piece of property containing a volcano. Vesper’s disappointed that it’s not a live volcano, but a telegram from the mysterious Alain de Rochefort demands their presence in Puerto Palmas. The adventure that follows is in true Vesper Holly fashion, complete with Brinnie’s escapades and the sinister Dr. Helvitius.
The second book in the Vesper Holly series is better than the first. Dr. Helvitius is, if possible, even more evil than in the first book. Vesper remains her fearless self, and Brinnie retains his bumbling. It’s another exciting book from Lloyd Alexander, featuring oar-swinging El Dorado Natives, imprisonment, revenge, and events that only Vesper Holly would want to be in the center of!
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