The+True+Confessions+of+Charlotte+Doyle

=The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle= by Avi


 * Synopsis**

Set in 1832, this sea story begins with a warning to the reader: "Not every 13-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty." Charlotte Doyle is a spunky, intelligent American girl whose English education has shaped her to be a lady. No wonder that, from the moment she boards a merchant ship headed for home, she feels out of place. She's the only passenger, her cabin's a dark hole, and the captain's name terrifies burly dock workers. The old cook Zachariah offers friendship and a knife for Charlotte to protect herself as the voyage home rapidly turns into a dangerous adventure. In mutiny and in hurricane, ultimately in murder and in judgment, Charlotte-as a member of the crew-learns hard lessons about work, truth, loyalty, fairness and human worth. Although echoes of //Treasure Island// and //Moby Dick// are heard in the rigging, the story Charlotte tells is uniquely her own.