The Sands of Shark Island

Authors: McCall Smith, Alexander
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JUV001000, JUV035000, JUV041020
ISBN: 9780399554032, Related ISBNs: 0399554017, 0399554033, 1524776114, 1524776122, 1524776130
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 256,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: 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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