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A review by kiwikathleen
School Ship Tobermory by Alexander McCall Smith
4.0
Ben and Fee McTavish are twins and their parents are marine scientists. When their parents go off to do some lengthy research, the twins have stayed with an aunt and gone to school there, but now her circumstances have changed and they have to go to boarding school. How fortunate they are that there's an on-board option on the School Ship Tobermory!
Although working on a sailing ship is rather different to the submarine they're used to, they're up for the challenge. They also find challenges in a bully and his lackeys, but happily they make strong friendships straight away, which stand them in good stead when a far different challenge arises.
This book puts me in mind of the Arthur Ransome [b:Swallows and Amazons|125190|Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)|Arthur Ransome|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1277148503s/125190.jpg|231599] series - we've got seafaring, adventure, and children working together. McCall Smith has a lovely way with language and is always a pleasure to read. I also really enjoy the way he gives lots of information - he gives it by way of dialogue and by way of speaking to the reader (never in a patronising fashion), and so the reader learns lots along the way.
Although working on a sailing ship is rather different to the submarine they're used to, they're up for the challenge. They also find challenges in a bully and his lackeys, but happily they make strong friendships straight away, which stand them in good stead when a far different challenge arises.
This book puts me in mind of the Arthur Ransome [b:Swallows and Amazons|125190|Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)|Arthur Ransome|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1277148503s/125190.jpg|231599] series - we've got seafaring, adventure, and children working together. McCall Smith has a lovely way with language and is always a pleasure to read. I also really enjoy the way he gives lots of information - he gives it by way of dialogue and by way of speaking to the reader (never in a patronising fashion), and so the reader learns lots along the way.