Davina Dupree sets off on an exciting luxury school trip with the rest of the first years from Egmont Exclusive Boarding School. At first everything goes well, as the girls settle into tents on Ni Island and study the rare animal and plant species there. But it's not long before a pirate ship is spotted on the horizon and expensive items go missing from several girls' tents. Will Davina and her best friend Arabella be able to outwit the pesky pirates before the school trip is ruined?