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'''Alison Dare''' is not your typical twelve-year-old. She's the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she's also the niece of an international super-spy; it's no surprise that a craving for danger is in her blood! Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan's Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter.

A pair of graphic novels (''Little Miss Adventures'' and ''Heart Of The Maiden'') by J. Torres and J. Bone. They were originally published by Creator/OniPress and republished by Tundra Books. The series is influenced by stories such as ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' and ''Franchise/TombRaider,'' and details her multiple adventures, as she finds trouble at museums and Arabia, uncovers a school mystery, and tries to get her parents back together.

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! Tropes Include:
* ActionGirl: Alison Dare. Her mother was this when she was younger.
* AfterSchoolCleaningDuty: Students who karate-chop nuns are forced to clean erasers after class.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: Alison's mother Alice, who goes on adventures to find artifacts and has a few villains of her own.
* ArabianNightsDays: The genie in '1001 Knights' creates an enviroment like this, with dancing, traditional clothing and items, and lots of Arabian Nights.
* AsianAndNerdy: Wendy is Asian and the brains of the trio.
* BackFromTheDead: Alan Dodd when the god Ra turns him into the Blue Scarab.
* BadassBookworm: Wendy is a bookish girl but is still useful in Alison's adventures.
* BadassFamily: The Dares/Dodds, who have a superhero, archaeologist, superspy, and a LittleMissBadass.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Alison is the Beauty, though she's smart and independent, Wendy is the Brains, and Dot is the Brawn.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Alison learns this in "The 1001 Knights."
* BedsheetLadder: Alison makes one in "The Heart of the Maiden."
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Alison, Dot, and Wendy respectively.
* BoardingSchool: St. Joan's Academy for Girls.
* BrotherSisterTeam: Jock and Gillian Harrison are Alice Dare's assistants, and they are quite competent at their work.
* BrainyBrunette: Wendy, who has dark hair and is quite intelligent.
** Gillian has brown hair and is no slough, either.
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Alison Dare is revealed to be the one to find St. Joan of Arc's heart in "The Heart of the Maiden."]]
* CowardlyLion: Wendy is afraid of danger and getting into trouble, but still goes on adventures with her friends.
* DeadHandShot: In "Daring Romance," Alan Dodd's bleeding hand holding the Amulet of the Blue Scarab. HeGetsBetter.
* AnIcePerson: Auntie Freeze is a villain with a gun that fires icy blasts and snow. Not to mention her name...
* InHarmsWay: Alison loves danger and adventure, and
* InnocentBlueEyes: Alison has bright blue eyes and can be naive around responsibility and some dangerous situations. Alice Dare also has one of these moments when she tries to reason with [[ThoseWackyNazis Baron von Baron]] in "The Mummy Child."
* JackassGenie: The Genie in "The 1001 Knights," who subverts Alison's wishes when possible. For example, when she wishes for a Literature/ArabianNights adventure, he gives her ''a thousand Arabian knights'' instead.
* LittleMissBadass: Alison loves adventure and won't hesitate to [[ManBitesMan bite the hand]] of someone holding her captive (and later come back to save the day, of course).
* MasterOfDisguise:
** Alison's Uncle Johnny is rarely seen without a disguise, and even when he's not wearing a mask, he doesn't show his face. He even pulls off looking like Wendy in a short.
** [[spoiler: a reptilian woman wears a very impressing disguise of Mother Superior in "The Heart of the Maiden"]]
* {{Mummy}}: Alison tells a TallTale that there was a mummy's curse in the Ancient Egyptian tomb her mother discovered with her assistants.
* OneGenderSchool: St. Joan's Academy for Girls, a Catholic girls school.
* PrecociousCrush: Alison is implied to have one for her mother's assistant Jock Harrison.
* PunnyName: Auntie Freeze, AnIcePerson villain.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: In "The Heart of the Maiden," it is revealed that someone with a snake-like face [[spoiler: was impersonating Mother Superior]]
* ScarabPower: The superhero the Blue Scarab, who's imagery is based on the creature.
* SternNun: Mother Superior.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Dot, who is a major character.
* ThemeNaming: Alison, Dot, and Wendy's names recall [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice]], [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]], and [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Wendy Darling,]] respectively. This may be because Alison, Dot, and Wendy are all girls who go off on adventures.
* TheSmartGuy: Wendy. She is the most intellectual of the trio, and also fitting the trope, is the least physically fit.
* ThoseWackyNazis: Baron von Baron, a longtime enemy of Alice who is called a Nazi by Alison in "The Mummy Child."
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gillian and Alice are implied to be this. Gillian has short hair, a more muscular body, and often gives orders for Alice's team. Alice has long, wavy blonde hair, a thin body, and is more of a caretaker than a leader.
* UnskilledButStrong: Alison has various skills and is very clever, but her lack of experience (and her parents not wanting her to get hurt) prevents her from being involved in all the adventures her parents are in.
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