School Ship Tobermory

Alexander McCall Smith, beloved bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, delivers a delightful adventure on the high seas, filled with lots of mystery and excitement, perfect for middle grade readers! Children will be smitten with the charismatic characters, eye-catching illustrations, unusual circumstances, and exotic locales in this wonderful story about a school set aboard a ship.
 
Come aboard as the kids set sail for their first adventure!
 
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.

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

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 four 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.

IAIN MCINTOSH’s illustrations have won awards in the worlds of advertising, design, and publishing. He has illustrated many of Alexander McCall Smith’s books.