INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Smith, Alexander McCall

The Sands of Shark Island

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Iain McIntosh. The sequel to School Ship Tobermory follows the diverse international boarding-school ship as it sails from Scotland to the Caribbean. The children befriend and help a local boy and all work together to thwart modern-day pirates. Bullies and bad guys exist at sea and on land in the rollicking sailing adventure reminiscent of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series.

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