A 1001 CBYMRBYGU.Young David Balfour discovers after his father’s death that his family has unexpected wealth and power. David ventures off to meet up with his father’s only brother and finds a man who deceives him and sells him off into slavery, sending David off on a ship bound for America. On the...
David Balfour, a Lowland boy, is sixteen when his father dies. What he left behind is only a letter that tells David to go to the Shaws; there he'll find his inheritance. David follows his father's instructions and meets his uncle Ebenezer - an awkward person that conceals more than he tells David a...
8-25-10 There is no question but what it is easier to listen to the Scottish accent than to read it.8-27-10 Oh this is so not fair to Kidnapped--the YA book of its time; I also am reading Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian and plan to buy, this weekend, Mockingjay. I suspect this combination will...
The overall story for this book was good, but the strong Scottish dialect made it difficult to follow. Once I gave up on trying to figure out exactly what was going on, the book was more enjoyable.
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