School Ship Tobermory, Alexander McCall Smith
School Ship Tobermory, Alexander McCall Smith
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School Ship Tobermory

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: Crawford Logan

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2016


Synopsis

The author of the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency draws from his own sailing experience to deliver this rip-roaring adventure on the high seas. The first volume in a  middle-grade adventure-mystery series perfect for boys and girls!
 
Ben and Fee MacTavish are twins who’ve been homeschooled on a submarine. Now they’re heading to the School Ship Tobermory. This is no ordinary school—it’s a sailing ship where kids from around the world train to be sailors and learn about all things nautical. Come aboard as the kids set sail for their first adventure.

Ben and Fee make friends as they adjust to life aboard the Tobermory. When a film crew arrives on a nearby ship, the Albatross, Ben is one of the lucky kids chosen as a movie extra. But after a day’s filming, his suspicions are aroused. Are the director and crew really shooting a film? Or are they protecting a secret on the lower decks of the Albatross? Ben, Fee, and their friends set out to investigate. Are they prepared for what they might find?

About The Author

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH is the author of the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. He has also written more than thirty books for younger readers, including three novels featuring the young Precious Ramotswe, one of the world’s most famous fictional private detectives. Visit him online at alexandermccallsmith.com and on Facebook and follow @McCallSmith on Twitter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy

I really think this has the potential to be a popular series with 8-13 year olds. Great idea from McCall Smith, with a ship-set school story that includes adventure and intrigue. Brother and sister Ben and Fee join the Tobermory, a school ship, when their parents need them to board. They try their be......more

Морски приключения на кораб (Цялото ревю е тук: [URL not allowed]) Напоследък наситих свободното си време с детско-юношески книги. Да ви кажа, никак не ми беше зле. „Учебен кораб ‘Тобърмори’“ („Ергон“, 2017, с превод на Мирела Стефанова) също спада към тази категория. Ако ще чет......more

Goodreads review by Terris

This book, recommended for ages 9-12, is a fun adventure of children who go to school on a ship. They study regular subjects as well as learning to sail a ship. The story starts with twins, a boy and a girl, who are starting as new students at this school, making new friends and learning about the s......more

What a lovely story! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read about an unconventional school, some really lovable kids, and a little mystery to spice things up.......more


Quotes

"A schooner that serves as a boarding school is an inviting setting for this breezy series opener."--Publishers Weekly

"Quirky fun."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"An accessible, unpretentious story full of timeless values and goodness."--Kirkus Reviews