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.
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call number/section: 1000, 6, 741.5, 364.15
subjects: kidnapping, fiction, scotland, history, 18th century, fiction, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, juvenile fiction, kidnapping fiction, adventure and adventurers fiction, scotland fiction, historical fiction, adventure stories, kidnapping victims, disinheritance, teenage boys, jacobites, plot-your-own stories, adventures and adventurers, fiction, fiction, horror tales, horror fiction, college stories, colleges and universities, horror stories, coming of age, juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction, radical reader, inheritance and succession, teenagers, boys, action and adventure fiction, historical fiction
Editions
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Grosset & Dunlap (1948)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
F. Watts (2007)
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule. Includes a glossary and study guide.
Schools: 3
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Bantam (1982)
The story of young David Balfour, an orphan, whose miserly uncle cheats him out of his inheritance and schemes to have him kidnapped, shanghaied, and sold into slavery.
Schools: 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Scholastic (2002)
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: 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Signet Classic (1987)
The story of young David Balfour, an orphan, whose miserly old uncle cheats him out of his inheritance, and schemes to have him kidnapped and sold into slavery. But after many adventures, justice triumphs.
Schools: 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Signet Classic (2000)
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: 3
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Distributed by Random House (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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Penguin Books (2005)
Presents the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle.
Schools: 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis
ACC Children's Classics (1999)
David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan in 1751, is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Monarch (1978)
Schools: 0
Packard, Edward
Bantam (1991)
You arrive at the home of a new friend to find he is wealthy and lives in a mansion. While playing you see a guard lying wounded on the ground and realize you are about to be kidnapped. What do you do?.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Sharon (1981)
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Grosset & Dunlap (1983)
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Distributed by Crown Publishers (1989)
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Watermill Press (1980)
Schools: 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Scholastic (1963)
After the death of his father, David Balfour sets out to meet his uncle and claim his inheritance.
Schools: 0
Hoh, Diane
Scholastic (1995)
Nora cannot remember her past except in nightmares. Now accused of kidnapping a little girl and victim of attempts at murder, Nora must remember before she dies.
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Troll (1993)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Berryland Books (2006)
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Dodd Mead (1985)
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: 1
William, Kate
Bantam (1984)
Elizabeth Wakefield is kidnapped as she leaves her candy striper job at the hospital. She finds herself in an isolated shack with Carl, a lonely and disturbed orderly from the hospital.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Dover Publications (1996)
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Usborne Publishing Ltd. (2004)
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Contemporary Books (1988)
A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Childrens Press (1969)
The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villainous uncle but later escaped and became involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co (1947)
David is made captive aboard the brig covenant by an unscrupulous uncle who, in league with the ship's skipper, means to deprive the young man of his rightful fortune.
Schools: 0
Callari, Stefanie - Good, MacKenzie - Mikel, Emily
3rd Grade Writing Club (2009)
Story written abd illus. by 3 students about twins that are kidnapped by an evil Dr. pretenting to be a babysitter.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Childrens Press (1969)
The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villainous uncle but later escaped and became involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co (1947)
David is made captive aboard the brig covenant by an unscrupulous uncle who, in league with the ship's skipper, means to deprive the young man of his rightful fortune.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Baronet Books (1992)
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
Stevenson, Robert Louis
New American Library (1959)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
New American Library (1959)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co. (1947)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co. (1947)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Cambridge Book Co. (1968)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
(1966)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Schools: 0
Robert Louis Stevenson
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Lancer Books (1967)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Globe (1950)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Classic Press Inc. (1969)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World (1947)
Schools: 0
Stevenson
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Dodd, Mead & Company (1949)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Random House (1949)
This historical novel deals with the adventures of David Balfour, the young hero, and Alan Breck, a Jacobite who is considered one of Stevenson's most interesting and best-drawn characters.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Dodd, Mead (1949)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Audio Language Studies (1986)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Dodd, Mead (1949)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co. (1947)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Scribner (1937)
The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villainous uncle but later escaped and became involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Baronet (1992)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co. (1947)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Baronet (1992)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Presents the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle.
Schools: 11
Robert Louis Stevenson
Signet Classics (7119)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
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: 4
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Schools: 0
Carpentiere, Elizabeth
Contains the stories of five well-known cases of kidnapping, including the Charles Lindbergh baby, Elizabeth Smart, and Terry Anderson, each with a time line, definitions of key words, and related facts.
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Presents the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle.
Schools: 0
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Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Childrens Press (1969)
The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villainous uncle but later escaped and became involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
World Pub. Co (1947)
David is made captive aboard the brig covenant by an unscrupulous uncle who, in league with the ship's skipper, means to deprive the young man of his rightful fortune.
Schools: 0
Callari, Stefanie - Good, MacKenzie - Mikel, Emily
3rd Grade Writing Club (2009)
Story written abd illus. by 3 students about twins that are kidnapped by an evil Dr. pretenting to be a babysitter.
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Childrens Press (1969)
The adventures of a sixteen-year-old orphan who was kidnapped by his villainous uncle but later escaped and became involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
(1966)
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
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: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Presents the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle.
Schools: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
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: 1
Stevenson, Robert Louis
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: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Schools: 0
Stevenson, Robert Louis
(1966)
Schools: 0
King, Ruth T
Random House (1949)
This historical novel deals with the adventures of David Balfour, the young hero, and Alan Breck, a Jacobite who is considered one of Stevenson's most interesting and best-drawn characters.
Schools: 0