The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

''by award-winning author Avi''

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Paperback, 232 pages

English language

Published April 29, 1992 by Avon Books, a div. of The Hearst Corporation, published by arrngmt w/Orchard Books, New York, NY.

ISBN:
978-0-380-71475-9
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OCLC Number:
838270834

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4 stars (14 reviews)

A spellbinding tale of intrigue and murder on the high seas. As the lone "young lady" (13 year old) on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.

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4 stars

What ages would I recommend it too? – Twelve and up.

Length? – A couple day’s read.

Characters? – Memorable, several characters.

Setting? – England to America on board a ship in 1832.

Written approximately? – 1990.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – No.

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? Many children today would be confused about the lack of cell phones, and the length of time it took to cross the ocean.

Short storyline: Charlotte leaves England on board a troubled ship with a skeleton crew. Along the way she makes friends, enemies, and joins the crew. Upon her arrival in America, she is no longer the frightened picture perfect little girl her parents left in England. She is mature, knows what she wants and needs, speaks her mind, and is not afraid to be useful in the family.

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Subjects

  • Transatlantic voyages -- Juvenile fiction
  • Mutiny -- Juvenile fiction
  • Sea stories

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