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“Avi's Newbery Honor Book, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, is a thrilling tale that follows 13-year-old Charlotte as she embarks on a perilous sea voyage in 1832. When her fellow passengers cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself entangled in a tense conflict between a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. As her exciting journey takes a dangerous turn, Charlotte faces unexpected enemies and a shocking murder trial. This riveting adventure is a captivating exploration of courage, morality, and self-discovery.”
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Summary
Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But when the two families she was supposed to travel with mysteriously cancel their trips, Charlotte finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with
a cruel captain and a mutinous crew. Worse yet, soon after stepping aboard the ship, she becomes enmeshed in a conflict between them! What begins as an eagerly anticipated ocean crossing turns into a harrowing journey, where Charlotte gains a villainous enemy and is put on trial for murder!