Book excerpt: Ahoy there, and welcome to the School of Scallywags. Appropriately nicknamed, SOS, The School of Scallywags is a bizarre boarding school for pirates who need a little HELP to reach their full potential. With the motto of “Mischief, Mayhem and Mucking About,” who knows what each day will bring? When new student, Mischief McScruff, arrives on the island, trouble is already waiting for him. Together with a hook-handed Pie Rat, a rapping Chimp-at-Sea and a moody black cat, Mischief embarks on a treasure hunt that’s more trouble than it’s worth! With a combination of witty text and whimsical illustrations, the first book in this award-winning series is guaranteed to have you laughing out loud.