![]() ![]() Never wavering from its 19th century setting, the novel offers suspense and entertainment modern-day readers will enjoy. ![]() Charlotte's story is a gem of nautical adventure, and Avi's control of tone calls to mind William Golding's 1980s trilogy of historical novels of the sea. Charlotte's repressive Puritanical family refuses to believe her tale, and the girl returns to the sea. Charlotte is charged with murder and sentenced to be hanged before the trip is over, but ends up in command of the Seahawk by the time it reaches its destination. When the crew rebels, Charlotte first sides with the civilized Captain Jaggerty, but before long she realizes that he is a sadist and-the only female aboard-she joins the crew as a seaman. From the start, there is something wrong with the Seahawk : the families that were to serve as Charlotte's chaperones do not arrive, and the unsavory crew warns her not to make the trip. ![]() ![]() She begins her trip a prim schoolgirl returning home to her American family from England. Told in the form of a recollection, these ``confessions'' cover 13-year-old Charlotte's eventful 1832 transatlantic crossing. The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Avi 3.84 avg rating 83,831 ratings by Goodreads ISBN 10: 0833593722 ISBN 13: 9780833593726 Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2004 View all copies of this ISBN edition: Synopsis About this title FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. ![]()
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