The Sands of Shark Island, Alexander McCall Smith
The Sands of Shark Island, Alexander McCall Smith
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The Sands of Shark Island

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith

Unabridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2017


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.

About Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities. He was knighted by the King in 2024.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emaan on November 05, 2022

It’s a very interesting book but as I haven’t read the first of the series I didn’t really understand things at the start.......more

Goodreads review by Sadie-Jane on April 11, 2021

Kids on board a ship with a man with a glorious moustache who face an adventure and drama on the high seas........more

Goodreads review by Ronald on November 08, 2021

Great fun once again with some good action and mystery, for the middle grade reader. We read this series aloud to my seven year old and she loves it.......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on September 20, 2016

Read & reviewed for the Bookbag here: [URL not allowed] The school ship Tobermory is off on another adventure! Well, I suppose really I should say it's open for another term of school, but this is a school unlike any other, so really, it is an adventure. Ben and Fee are back on......more

Goodreads review by Katy on September 12, 2018

More adventures in morality aboard a travelling school ship. My son loves these. We accidentally listened to them out of order (listening to no.3 before no.2) but this didn't make a difference - the major crew members stay the same, with new names popping up, but past stories are alluded to and summa......more


Quotes

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