In 1751, David Balfour, a Scottish boy, is cheated out of his inheritance by his uncle, who has him kidnapped, sold as a slave, and thrown onto a ship--but with the help of a fugitive, David fights his captors, makes a daring escape amidst a shipwreck, and hopes to survive a treacherous journey home.
year: 1994, 1991, 2009, 1954
call number/section: 1000
subjects: adventure and adventurers, fiction, historical fiction, adventure fiction, scotland, history, 18th century, fiction, kidnapping, teenage boys, juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction, adventure stories
Editions
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Puffin (1994)
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis
TOR (1991)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Puffin (2009)
After he is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, a sixteen-year-old orphan escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 3
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Junior Deluxe Editions (1954)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
In 1751, David Balfour, a Scottish boy, is cheated out of his inheritance by his uncle, who has him kidnapped, sold as a slave, and thrown onto a ship--but with the help of a fugitive, David fights his captors, makes a daring escape amidst a shipwreck, and hopes to survive a treacherous journey home.
Schools: 0