Robert Louis Stevenson
2) Kidnapped
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
3) Block city
Author
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
A child creates a world of his own which has mountains and sea, a city and ships, all from toy blocks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Treasure Island in 20 Minutes a Day, the unabridged text of the exciting story of Jim Hawkins, the pirates, and Long John Silver is broken down into easy, twenty-minute chunks-perfect for daily read-alouds. Thoughtful questions after each passage boost comprehension and facilitate meaningful discussion, while definitions in the margins make it easy for parents to explain what challenging words might mean.
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 6
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this reimagination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger"--
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Xiang and Anh--ages sixteen and seventeen--hunt the South China Sea for the lost treasure of the fabled pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao.
15) Hyde: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the monster's perspective, Hyde makes a hero of a villain. Mr. Hyde is hiding, trapped in Dr. Jekyll's surgical cabinet, counting the hours until capture. As four days pass, he has the chance, finally, to tell the story of his brief, marvelous life. We join Hyde, awakened after years of dormancy, in the mind he hesitantly shares with Jekyll. We spin with dizzy confusion as the...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Richly evoking the volatile world of Georgian Ireland, this recounts the saga of James Annesley, the presumptive heir of five aristocratic titles and scion of the mighty house of Annesley. Kidnapped at twelve years of age by his uncle, James was shipped from Dublin to America in 1728 as an indentured servant. He finally managed to escape after thirteen years, returning to Ireland to bring his nemesis, the Earl of Anglesea, to justice in one of the...
18) Treasure Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A watcher by the dead: A corpse brings death, dereliction, and madness to those who would play with it.
Adventure of the German student: A German student, caught up in the tempestuous times of the French Revolution, is intoxicated by the beauty of a stranger, and pledges himself to her forever.
Dickon the devil: Barwyke Hall, isolated and sinister, is haunted by both the living and the dead.
The body-snatchers: A never-ending demand for bodies...