Kidnapped -- Robert Louis Stevenson

<b>Acclaimed by Henry James as Robert Louis Stevenson's best novel, <i>Kidnapped </i>achieves what Stevenson called, the particular crown and triumph of the artist...not simply to convince, but to enchant.</b> <p/>Spirited, romantic, and full of danger, <i>Kidnapped </i>is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic of high adventure. Beloved by generations, it is the saga of David Balfour, a young heir whose greedy uncle connives to do him out of his inherited fortune and plots to have him seized and sold into slavery. But honor, loyalty, and courage are rewarded; the orphan and castaway survives kidnapping and shipwreck, is rescued by a daredevil of a rogue, and makes a thrilling escape to freedom across the wild highlands of Scotland.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Robert Louis Stevenson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Bantam Classics<br><b>Published:</b> 01/01/1982<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.31lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.94h x 4.20w x 0.65d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780553212600<br><b>Age Range:</b> 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 7.6<br><b>Point Value:</b> 14<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>512 / Kidnapped (Unabridged)<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Throughout his life, Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was tormented by poor health. Yet despite frequent physical collapses-mainly due to constant respiratory illness-he was an indefatigable writer of novels, poems, essays, letters, travel books, and children