I stumbled across this book at a library book sale and decided to pick it up and give it a read. I had not previously heard of this book, but I have read one other title from this author ("The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") and really enjoyed it. 
This book follows a young man, David Balfour, whose uncle sets him up to be kidnapped and taken to America so that the uncle can steal the boy's inheritance. David finds himself in an unlikely friendship with an alleged assassin, Alan Breck Stewart. Can David and Alan escape their circumstances and take back what is rightfully David's?
I do not negate the probable merit of this story. I think it is an action-packed and interesting tale that will appeal to younger kids who are just learning about classic literature. The book is more like a novella, and Robert Louis Stevenson writes in a simple way that is still approachable in today's world. For me, however, this book did not keep my attention. 
This book has an audience, it is just not me.