Author:Robert Louis Stevenson,Robbie Coltrane
Penguin presents the abridged audiobook edition of Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Robbie Coltrane.
When young David Balfour's father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance. But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret. David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slavery.
Poppy has graduated from picture books into these reassuring, well-observed read-alone stories about the nature of friendship and a small girl's hopes and fears.
—— The Glasgow HeraldPoppy's first unpleasent experience of spreading gossip will keep you turning the pages as fast as your eyes can read.
—— Cork Evening EchoOne to read aloud
—— The Sunday TimesFunny, pacey adventure that blends a fairly kitchen sink set of family dynamics with some utterly zany fantasy. There is a big whiff of Roald Dahl anarchy about it . . . A crackling little story
—— thebookbag.co.ukA funny, exciting read
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