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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