In 1751 in Scotland, cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle who has him kidnapped and put on a ship to the Carolinas, seventeen-year-old David Balfour escapes to the Highlands with the help of the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart and there encounters further danger and intrigue as he attempts to clear his name and regain his property.
year: 1992, 2002
call number/section: 1000
subjects: adventure and adventurers, fiction, adventure fiction, adventure stories, scotland, history, 18th century, fiction, coming of age, historical fiction, bildungsromans, juvenile fiction
Editions
Kestel, Deborah
Baronet (1992)
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against British rule.
Schools: 3
Kestel, Deborah
Abdo Pub. (2002)
In 1751 in Scotland, cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle who has him kidnapped and put on a ship to the Carolinas, seventeen-year-old David Balfour escapes to the Highlands with the help of the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart and there encounters further danger and intrigue as he attempts to clear his name and regain his property.
Schools: 6