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In preparation for my upcoming trip to Scotland I wanted to expose myself to some classic Scottish literature. An obvious choice was Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped. I listed to it on audio and the narrator did a marvelous job. Although it is considered a children's book it would be for upper elementary or middle school aged kids and this grandma loved it! The book is exciting and in the manner typical of literature from the 1800s it weaves in good choices and the higher ground when it comes to morals throughout. I am surprised I have reached my mid 60s without having experienced this book and I highly recommend it to people of all ages. It is an excellent book. If you click on the book title above it will take you to a free online version. And if you click on the author's name it will take you to a biography about him. The video below is a preview of the Masterpiece Theater 2005 recreation. There have been several movies made of the story over the years. This short novel is great fun and I highly recommend it. It would be a good one to read aloud to one's kids one chapter at a time at bedtime when they are grade school age. If you do not experience this story, either by reading it or watching one of the movies, you are missing out.
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