Everything you need to understand or teach The Illyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander.
The lllyrian Adventure is the first of a series of five books about the adventures of sixteen-year-old Vesper Holly.
It is a fast-paced, exciting story with a suspenseful plot and a delightfully enterprising protagonist. At the beginning of the novel, the recently orphaned Vesper persuades her guardian to join her in a dangerous mission in the tiny country of Illyria on the seacoast of the Adriatic. Her purpose is to redeem the reputation...