Robert Louis Stevenson
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 850L
Language
English
Description
The most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literature's most beloved “bad guys,” Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys-and girls-and grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney,...
3) Kidnapped
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson's coming-of-age adventure is back and breathtaking, in this widely heralded presentation bursting with scoundrels and scallywags, villains and heroines, and two memorable heroes who will stop at nothing in their quest for justice.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Ahoy, mateys! Come aboard the good ship Hispaniola and set sail in search of buried treasure in one of Disney's most critically acclaimed adventure classics -- presented in its original, uncut theatrical version! In his first all-live-action feature, Walt Disney has vividly brought to life Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless tale of buccaneers and buried gold. Authentic locales, rich color photography, and musket-roaring action set the stage for the...
10) Kidnapped
Language
English
Description
The film tells the adventures of an unlikely pair--one an exiled rebel warrior returning to the country that scorned him, the other a young man struggling to take possession of his rightful inheritance.
11) Treasure Island
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can successfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried Treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver, whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew.
14) Jekyll
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jackman, a descendent of one Dr. Jekyll, must protect his family from his emerging darkside, Hyde, and keep a shady secret organization at bay in this six-episode series.
15) Treasure Island
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Pirate Captain Billy Bones leaves a young innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins, a map indicating the location of a priceless treasure. Jim sets sail for the Caribbean in search of the treasure. But they do not realize that the ship's crew has been replaced by a band of cutthroats under the leadership of the infamous pirate Long John Silver.
16) Treasure Island
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's courage during the adventure of a lifetime.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"It's the engagement party for brilliant young Dr Henry Jekyll (Udo Kier) and his fiancée, the beautiful Fanny Osbourne (Marina Pierro), attended by various pillars of Victorian society, including the astonishing Patrick Magee in one of his final roles. But when people are found raped and murdered outside and ultimately inside the house, it becomes clear that a madman has broken in to disrupt the festivities, but who is he? And why does Dr Jekyll...
18) Kidnapped
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Alan Breck Stewart returns to his homeland to discover he is a wanted man. Alan quickly sets on a mission to retrieve tributes from loyalists in France to help fund a future uprising. Meanwhile, following the death of his father, David Balfour discovers he is heir to an estate in the lowlands of Scotland. His cruel Uncle Ebenezer craves the land and arranges for his nephew to be kidnapped and stowed upon a ship bound for the Carolinas.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jekyll, an idealistic London doctor, has a weakness for experiments which take him to the boundaries of human consciousness and experience. When Sir George Carew, father of the girl Jekyll loves, accuses him of being afraid of temptation, he finds a drug which allows him to separate the evil side of his personality from the good; as Edward Hyde, he embarks upon a career of crime.