Cover of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

279 pages~5 hrs

Dead men tell no tales, but their maps lead to a world of danger.

When young Jim Hawkins discovers a map to a legendary pirate's hoard, he is swept into a treacherous voyage where danger lurks behind every friendly face. Navigating the salt-crusted decks of the Hispaniola and the dense jungles of a mysterious island, he must outsmart the infamous Long John Silver to survive and claim the gold.

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