kidnapping

After weeks of searching the New York City catacombs for a centuries-old diamond buried by a pirate, George van Gelder and friends are stopped in their tracks when their underground enemy, Leroy, kidnaps George's father's new girlfriend and holds her for ransom in order to gain the treasure.

As they get older, several sisters decide that they must kidnap children and bring them to their secluded island home to help with the work of caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures.

Super-sleuth Herculeah Jones's investigation of the attempted murder of Meat's uncle leads them to a mystery bookstore named Death's Door.

Having kidnapped feisty Scarlett, the only daughter of very wealthy parents, a criminal realizes that he has made a serious mistake when the full moon starts to rise.

Sixth-grader Lucy Childs and her friend Rosie Treeman do not have much time for their pretend psychiatric practice when Lucy's family decides to adopt a baby, who is kidnapped the day after she arrives at their house.

Frank's ability to stop things from working when he makes a funny face causes him to be kidnapped by a greedy chicken thief.

Often left alone on their five-acre Mississippi farm by her traveling-salesman father, Ellen learns, through a terrifying experience, to distinguish between real and false fears.

Pikachu, suffering from a build-up of trapped electricity that could make him explode, puts the excess power to good use when Team Rocket tries to kidnap him once again.

When their peregrine falcon brings down a homing pigeon carrying rubies, the Hardy brothers find themselves involved with kidnappers.

After learning that she has the power to communicate with rodents, ten-year-old Emmy seeks a way to stop Miss Barmy, an evil nanny who has been turned into a rat, from stealing jewels from Emmy's wealthy parents.