Kidnapped tells the story of David Balfour, a young man of the Lowlands, the southern part of Scotland. David's father, Alexander Balfour, has recently died, and his mother died some time before, so he is now an orphan. Since he is now seventeen years old, he has decided it is time to go and seek his fortune.
Despite the efforts of her brother, the FBI, and her parents, Meg Falconer is still missing and even Meg's kidnappers cannot find her since she always seems to give them the slip.
The novel revolves around their friendship and their differences, suggesting a metaphor for Scotland itself.
In the years following an emotional family tragedy, Irene Kelly and her detective husband, Frank Harriman, face a shocking DNA revelation.
As the pages of her diary unfold, so, too, does the incredible story of one girl's fight for survival against overwhelming odds.
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While FBI agent Luke Falcon pursues a kidnapper responsible for the disappearance of his cousin's wife and son, he fears the worst as he slowly grows closer to the crime's only witness.
Now, as they were going out of the palace, they had a porter's lodge to go by; and it came in on my father, as he was perhaps the first private Hieland gentleman that had ever gone by that door, it was right he should give the ...
Themes: Hi-Lo, adapted classics, low level classics, graphic novel. These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers.
When there is a theft at the ranch and Miss Beulah is kidnapped, Hank the Cowdog uses his sleuthing skills.