The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (rpkg) |  | Author: Avi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Rating:  422 reviews
Sales Rank: 11776
Media: Paperback
Edition: Other Printing
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0380728850
EAN: 9780380728855
Publication Date: April 1, 1997
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The Seahawk looms against a darkening sky, black and sinister. Manned by an angry, motley crew at the mercy of a ruthless captain, the rat-infested ship reeks of squalor, despair ... and mutiny! It is no place for the lone passenger, thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle, yet for her there is no turning back. At first a trapped and powerless young girl, Charlotte dares to become the center of a daring and deadly voyage that will challenge her courage, her loyalties, and her very will to survive!Alone on the brig Seahawk with a mutinous crew and a ruthless, mad captain, thirteen-year-old Charlotte bravely survives a dangerous high-sea voyage-but not before she is wrongfully accused of murder, tried, and sentenced to hang! "Riveting...Nonstop action...A story hard to forget."-Booklist
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 Murder, Mutiny, and Mayhem December 19, 2009
Tara (Utah)
This is my favorite book from my pre teen years and nineteen years later, I sat down to re read it. It is still just as good.
Charlotte Doyle is a thirteen year old young lady traveling via ship from England to America in 1832. She is the only female on board and she is surrounded by a very angry, rough crew. The captain, tho charming at first, shows his true colors and a ship mutiny occurs. Charlotte learns a hard lesson that people are not always they seem.
Then, this young lady dons a pair of breeches and joins the crew. She survives a hurrican only to be accused of murder. Will the crew come to her aide? Will she be hanged?
There is no end to the excitement and it is a quick read for adults. It really does feel as tho one is reading a girl's journal. I loved it and still love it.
What is a proper young lady to do? December 4, 2009
LisetteBes (Raleigh, NC USA)
Charlotte Doyle is a proper young lady journeying to her new home in America, by herself, after finishing her school year in England. She is to be joining some other families aboard The Seahawk for their travel across the Atlantic. Upon arrival for boarding, none of the other families show up. Even at the insistence of a crew member that she not remain on the ship, Charlotte is determined to make her way to America. This decision makes her the only non-crew member, and the only female, on the ship.
Soon she grows close to the crew, reading them stories, learning about crew life, etc., but it is Captain Jaggery who she finds herself mostly attracted to as he is a "proper gentleman." Little does she realize that the crew thinks otherwise. Charlotte soon finds herself one of the mutinous crew members after the Captain mercifully whips one of her crew member friends until his death. As the voyage continues, the tension-filled situation escalates to the point of boiling over and Charlotte finds herself on trial for the murder of the Captain.
If you know anything about seafarers during this time period, then you know the implications of having a woman, especially a young woman, on board the ship. Many saw them as a curse. I found this little fact very intriguing as I read the book. Just thinking about it made the story much more fascinating.
I really liked Charlotte as a character because she changed as the book moved along. She didn't keep her mindset and manners, she rolled with the punches and adjusted to each individual situation. The other characters are quite boisterous and enjoyable as well. Avi did a great job setting this scene and I believe that it is a story that many can enjoy at many points in their lives. I hope you give it a shot.
exciting historical adventure August 15, 2009
Kelsey May Dangelo (Vermont)
Charlotte Doyle has been educated to be a proper lady, but nothing prepares her for her lonely voyage on the Seahawk. At first befriending the only "gentleman", the Captain Jaggery, Charlotte finds herself torn between her training and social standing and her new friend, the elderly, black Zechariah who is fatherly to her. Things come to a head when Charlotte uncovers a plot among the crew for mutiny. Upon witnessing the Captain's cruelty and forced to face her own guilt in helping him, Charlotte chooses her loyalties and becomes a member of the crew. During a storm, though, Charlotte is accused of murder. Action packed, dramatic, historic, with a murder mystery and strong characters, particularly the realistic heroine, this book is one I loved as a kid and stood up to an adult rereading. Not as good as the amazing Jacky Faber series, but still a strong, well-written, exciting, and powerful young adult novel on the high seas. Grade: B+
 A GOOD READ August 3, 2009
Diane (Pennsylvania, USA)
I read this book out of curiosity. It was my son's summer reading assignment. It was very exciting and well written. I could actually picture the scenes as I was reading.
Charlotte was quite a girl and I LOVED the ending ~~ a real surprise!
:) July 31, 2009
mygosh despite all the "i am a sixth grader and i hated the book...." reviews i think this book was bloody brilliant!
however, i do think u may have to be a little older to understand the brilliance of this book. HAHA
tata for now!
p.s. oh yeah and read it
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