Alexander, Lloyd

The Xanadu Adventure

This book gives me the first opportunity to rant about something that really bothers me in our library. It is the 6th book in this series, and is apparently the only one the library has. Now why would anyone buy only the sixth book of a series?! Unfortunately, this happens far too often - I have many times found a series that looked interesting, only to find that the first book is gone, or that the second book (usually of a trilogy) is missing, of that as in this case, there's only one book and it isn't the first. That just frustrates me to no end and I don't read them.

These books are about a girl named Vesper Holly who is apparently quite wealthy and enjoys adventures and saving the world in her spare time. She is extremely intelligent and resourceful. This book combines adventure, archaeology, and science in a fun storyline. I would have enjoyed the book a lot more if I had known the background of the story and character, so I highly recommend trying to find the rest of the series if you are interested in reading it. It looks like it would be a good series for young readers as it is adventurous and fun without ever being scary or offensive.