Kidnapped follows the story of young David Balfour, whose uncle allows him to be kidnapped by a ship's captain after the death of David's parents. Thus begin David's adventures, which include being shipwrecked and accused of murder as he pairs up with Alan Stewart, a Scottish exile. Eventually David is able to return home and claim his rightful fortune from his uncle. This classic adventure novel explores themes of loyalty, friendship, and morality.
Master Rosalind is a YA novel that follows the adventures of young Rosalind, a girl being raised by her grandfather in Elizabethan England. Because she must run a number of errands for her grandfather, Rosalind often dresses as a boy to make going about these errands easier. While on one of these errands Rosalind is kidnapped and taken to London by a band of thieves but soon finds herself a part of Shakespeare's theater troupe.