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    The Sands of Shark Island

    Part of School Ship Tobermory

    Author Alexander McCall Smith
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    RH Childrens Books | Delacorte Press
    On sale Jul 11, 2017 | 256 Pages | 9780399554032
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 790L | Fountas & Pinnell V
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    Imagine going to school on a boat! The rip-roaring excitement continues in the second volume of this adventure-mystery series set on the high seas, from the author of the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency!
     
    Ben and Fee MacTavish and their schoolmates on board the School Ship Tobermory are headed thousands of miles from their base in Mull to a small island in the Caribbean. They will learn extraordinary details about Captain Macbeth’s past and come face to face with modern-day pirates. The students and crew aboard the Tobermory will have to band together and use their wits to escape harm and overcome the evil pirates.
    © Michael Lionstar

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world. He lives in Scotland.

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    " . . . instilled with wholesome values, intelligence, and action. A comfortable, wise tale that is more than anything a story of friendship." --Kirkus Reviews

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    Imagine going to school on a boat! The rip-roaring excitement continues in the second volume of this adventure-mystery series set on the high seas, from the author of the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency!
     
    Ben and Fee MacTavish and their schoolmates on board the School Ship Tobermory are headed thousands of miles from their base in Mull to a small island in the Caribbean. They will learn extraordinary details about Captain Macbeth’s past and come face to face with modern-day pirates. The students and crew aboard the Tobermory will have to band together and use their wits to escape harm and overcome the evil pirates.

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    © Michael Lionstar

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world. He lives in Scotland.

    View titles by Alexander McCall Smith

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    " . . . instilled with wholesome values, intelligence, and action. A comfortable, wise tale that is more than anything a story of friendship." --Kirkus Reviews

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