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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

by Avi

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 42,950 ratings · 1,868 reviews

A vicious captain, a mutinous crew and a young girl caught in the middle. Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hou...more

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Published April 1st 1997 by HarperCollins (first published September 1st 1990)

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Sep 21, 2007 Audrey rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-fiction

Middle school girls who know nothing whatsoever of history will undoubtedly find this book utterly enthralling. I won't deny that the story is paced well and the prose is well constructed. The problem is, it has no internal integrity. Books with talking animals and intergalactic travel require less suspension of disbelief. Charlotte makes a completely implausible personality shift. An etiquette-obsessed, "well-bred," snobbish, wealthy Victorian girl, in a fit of remorse, suddenly rejects her soc...more

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Jul 26, 2007 Margaret rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: harpertrophy, ages-9-to-12, ages-13-and-up, lexile-740l, favorites

When I was about 12 or 13 years old I read this book. Before this book, I had read all other required material but was not a passionate or avid reader. After this book I have a passion for reading and literature that is very strong. I love the adventure and the imaginative dreams that follow such an adventure. There are so many books that my mind is open up to now, and I really cannot imagine the idea of not loving to read.

If you have a pre-teen girl, that does not like to read currently... I st...more

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Dec 03, 2007 Sandi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Ages 10 & up

Shelves: historical-fiction

Set in England in the 1830’s, this high suspense historical fiction story takes place on a ship carrying thirteen year-old Charlotte Doyle, a young lady of proper upbringing, home to her family in Providence, Rhode Island. There is high suspense as the tale unfolds and Charlotte is accused of murder. Charlotte learns a valuable lesson about not judging people based on first impressions or positions of authority. The book has won many awards including the Boston Globe – Horn Book Award, Newberry...more

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Jun 18, 2007 RachelAnne rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Adventure-hungry middle school girls.

Shelves: historical, novels, youngadult

Avi is an incredibly accomplished author, and this smoothly written work is well-constructed with a good dose of adventure. However, I disliked the heroine intensely and found it extremely implausible that a young lady of her disposition and upbringing should so utterly and permanently reject nearly all societal mores and roles she was taught to revere in such a short time period. Moreover, it was absolutely unbelievable that the crew would accept her offer to work as a sailor. I thought Charlot...more

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Jul 23, 2008 X rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to X by: Honey

This isn't something I would have read if the librarian hadn't handed it to me, but I'm glad she did. Charlotte's struggle to decide who to trust was intriguing, and the description of the ship, complete with an appendix and drawings was excellent. It was an exciting and also thoughtful book.

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Dec 08, 2008 trivialchemy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book just flashed into my mind this evening unbidden. I can't believe how completely I had forgotten it. But for several years after I just started to read YA novels, I thought this book was the epic shit. And it has a heroine! And she's good for something besides good manners! Either this is way out of character for me, or perhaps as a ten year old I wasn't a cranky misogynist (unlikely).

I also read some of the other reviews here for this book, and I have to say, on behalf of ten year-old...more

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May 09, 2013 Cheryl in CC NV rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wow. So much more than I expected. Much more intense & interesting than this cover implies.

To the reviewers who complain that it's implausible Charlotte would rebel against her genteel upbringing so thoroughly and so swiftly, let me just say they don't know the psychology of teen girls. As Avi reminds us, the ship is a small world, and Charlotte is 13, and this is the first 'world' she's really been part of. Prior to this experience she's been taught, but she hasn't learned - she's been pas...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Kaion rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, adventure, feminism

I've read five Avi novels. This is a surprise to me.

Why so? Well, for one, Avi certainly has undeniable range. I've read from him a twisty Middle Ages mystery (Midnight Magic), a striking modern age morality tale (Nothing But the Truth), a meta schoolyard romance comedy (Romeo and Juliet-- Together (And Alive!) At Last, a cutesy anthropological mouse-hits-the-big-city tale (Ragweed... and now The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, a 19th century sea adventure.

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Sep 28, 2008 Martha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a great book! I rated it a four because the ending is just a little too unexpected. Don't get me wrong, it's not a disappointing ending, you should definitely read it if you're into adventure, scandal, or pirates. I just don't think it's the best book in the world - the best book in the world would be Harry Potter.

So there's this girl named Charlotte Doyle and her family decides to move from England to Rhode Island in 1832. The only thing is, they leave Charlotte there to finish the scho...more

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Oct 16, 2008 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, favourite, historical-fiction

It is 1832 and thirteen year old Charlotte Doyle is making her way to her family’s home in Rhode Island from England, having finished her schooling. The voyage does not have an auspicious beginning – the two families who were meant to travel with her do not appear, so she is left without a guardian or supervision on board a merchant vessel whose captain everyone seems to want to avoid.

The environment of the ship is new and scary but, although frightened, Charlotte keeps her wits and her manners...more It is 1832 and thirteen year old Charlotte Doyle is making her way to her family’s home in Rhode Island from England, having finished her schooling. The voyage does not have an auspicious beginning – the two families who were meant to travel with her do not appear, so she is left without a guardian or supervision on board a merchant vessel whose captain everyone seems to want to avoid.

The environment of the ship is new and scary but, although frightened, Charlotte keeps her wits and her manners and slowly warms to the offered friendship of an old black man, Zachariah.

The captain is cruel and contemptuous of his crew, but Charlotte is offended by the stories Zachariah tells her, her understanding of hierarchy is so ingrained. Then the ship hits the doldrums and Charlotte inadvertently discovers evidence of a mutiny in the planning; telling the Captain brings his wrath down on the crew, and when Zachariah is unfairly whipped Charlotte tries to stop in but only makes matters worse. In an effort to make up for destroying the mutiny and seeing one man die and her friend Zachariah badly beaten, she changes her clothes and joins the crew as a sailor. She learns the trade but is accused of murdering the first mate and must stand trial before the vindictive Captain, who decides to have her hanged.

I first read this book in grade 7, and fell in love with it. Charlotte was my absolute hero, my role model for independence, resourcefulness, courage and unladylike behaviour. I borrowed it several times from my school library, and never forgot it, though I couldn’t remember what it was called. Then last year I asked the amazing people at http://community.livejournal.com/what... who gave me the title and author, and I easily found it at the bookshop. I have to admit, I was very surprised at how slim the book is. I remember it as being quite thick! Funny how unreliable our memories are isn’t it.

I don’t want to give the impression that this is a “girly” book in any way – it’s not. It’s an adventure on the Pacific, a historical portrayal of a particular time, place and class(es), and shares a wealth of information about ships and how they work – including an appendix with sketches of the Seahawk, explanations of ship lingo and so on.

What always caught my notice was how truly alone Charlotte is in this story. She manages to make a few friends of the crew – or get their respect, anyway – but in the end no one can help her but herself. She’s put in a frightening situation from the moment of boarding the ship and it only gets worse and worse, but she’s a sweet girl who learns a thing or two about class, about authority and justice, and about survival. In the end, a life on land with her family makes her restless and she returns to the life of a sailor. The fact that such experiences changes us is very clear in this story.

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Aug 13, 2007 Rachel Wagner rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens

Just finished reading it again and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you want to have a good time reading with fun surprises and twists it is a great book. I'm not saying it is superbly written or original in the plot but it is a ton of fun.
There were a few thing little things that annoyed me this time out. For instance, (and this is nitpicking) but throughout the dialogue the characters say each other's name at the beginning of each sentence. If you think about how we actually talk rarely do we use th...more

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Jan 09, 2008 Lisa rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: children who will grow up to read Harlequin romances

Shelves: childrensbooksforadults

This book is also part of my Newbery quest. To be honest, I don't know how this book won. It reminded me of nothing so much as a sanitized Moll Flanders for children (no prostitution). It has that antiquated-pulp feel, implausible and sensationalistic. No child of her age in that era would have been sent to travel alone without a chaperone, there would have been a backup plan if anything went wrong, neither the story nor Charlotte's physical and personal changes could have occurred in the less t...more

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May 29, 2007 Chelsea rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: teens, lovers of piratesque books

Shelves: ya, favorites

I have read this book so many times. Once I start it, I absolutely can't put it down. I started out borrowing it from my library all the time, until finally I found my own copy. It's my favorite book by Avi, who is truly a very gifted storyteller.

The book focuses on 13-year-old Charlotte Doyle, making the passage (alone) from England to Providence, Rhode Island, to be reunited with her family. They've taken care of all the arrangements, booking her passage aboard the Seahawk. But from the momen...more

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Jun 30, 2012 Rob rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-lit

This one sat on my shelf for a while because it's, you know, girly. Turns out, though, my apprehension was misplaced. It's got a strong female protagonist, true, but there's enough high-seas action to appeal to male readers, and it's clear that Avi did his research, which I found to be the most interesting thing. Combine this book with Dan Simmons' The Terror, and I now know more about the life of the 19th Century sailor than I ever thought possible. So yeah – great stuff here that also manages...more

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May 08, 2012 Paige rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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What a fun children's book! I really wish I would've found this book at say age 12 or 13. I would've read it over and over. What's better than a spoiled prissy rich girl turned pirate/sailor who (view spoiler). The ending was nothing but perfect, and if it would've end...more

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Feb 19, 2009 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is a treacherous, adventurous book. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down until you have finished it.

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Oct 25, 2011 El Templo de las Mil Puertas added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 22-eltemplo, reseñas

"Se suponía que el viaje en barco desde Liverpool, Inglaterra, a Providence, Estados Unidos, iba a ser sencillo. Que, a pesar de los dos meses que duraba el trayecto, Charlotte Doyle lo pasaría en grande con las otras dos familias con hijos que la acompañarían. Que su padre había escogido el mejor barco de toda su flota mercante para que estuviera cómoda y segura… no que la tripulación tuviera intenciones ocultas, ni que hubieran planeado un oscuro desenlace para aquella travesía. Con tan solo t...more

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Jan 05, 2009 Lyn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a book set in 1832, where a young girl aged 13 sets sail on a spooky ship from England where she had been attending school, to America where her family lives in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She was suppose to be accompanied by 2 families who were not able to make the journey, and put Miss Doyle in quite a precarious position, as it is unseemly for a gentlewoman to be alone on a ship full of braggarts, ruffians and scalliwags. The Captain is at first a charming man of class, who increasingly...more

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May 20, 2013 Lauren rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Noted for its Newberry Honor Award, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is very well-written. The story is narrated first-person from a young, English girl, Charlotte Doyle. She shares her tale about her adventures aboard a ship called the Seahawk on the raging seas, with only a bunch of swashbuckling crewmen to accompany her. Throughout the book, Charlotte has a roller-coaster of feelings that are mirrored in the reader's mind. Avi truly knows how to capture one's emotions and thoughts as h...more

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May 08, 2013 Ariana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: girls and women alike

Shelves: impact, roots, got-dat-female-swag, childhood

The times I have read and re read this piece of girl badassery...
Reading the critique that The True Confessions is a shallow adventure, coming of age book, I stay true to Charlotte and my awe and idolization of her.
Even reading it now, as I come out of girlhood, I am enthralled with the scene where Charlotte, tossing civilized society and the chains of gender roles to the side, and climbs the tallest mast to the cheers of the burly crew. I just love it, the adventure of it, the Victorian sass! W...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Name: Michelle Muro
Citation: Avi. (1990). The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle. New York, NY: Orchard Books.
Genre: Adventure
Format: Print
Selection Process: ALA website/Newbery Honor Book

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In the year 1832, refined and ladylike thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is about to have the adventure of a lifetime when she boards the Seahawk, a ship that will sail her home to America. She has been studying in England at the Barrington School for Better Girls and will now be aboard a ship filled...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Kristi Bernard rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you love a good mystery then this story awaits for you to pick through the pages and unravel its wonderful tale. But be warned states Charlotte, “ Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago.” Charlotte Doyle boarded the Seahawk to journey alone from England to America. With only Captain Jaggery and an old black kitchen hand named Zachariah as potential fri...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Ryan Devaux rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is about a girl Charlotte who's family has moved to Providence, RI. She is in Liverpool, England and is making a trip on a ship to Providence. When she gets on the ship she realizes she is the only passenger and the only girl on the entire ship. After being warned to not trust the captain she ends up getting very close with the captain. She finds a gun in a crew members trunk and tells the captain. The captain in a rage starts to whip a crew member with 50...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Aleen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I chose the book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi because my brother had read this book before and really loved it, and I have always been fond of Avi’s work as well. In this story, a young girl named Charlotte is sent on a ship, the Seahawk, during the 1800’s. She is convicted of murdering the first mate, Mr. Hollybrass, and must prove her innocence or be hanged. One quote that really stood out to me was, “A sailor may choose the wind to ride out of seaport, but the wind has a min

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I chose the book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi because my brother had read this book before and really loved it, and I have always been fond of Avi’s work as well. In this story, a young girl named Charlotte is sent on a ship, the Seahawk, during the 1800’s. She is convicted of murdering the first mate, Mr. Hollybrass, and must prove her innocence or be hanged. One quote that really stood out to me was, “A sailor may choose the wind to ride out of seaport, but the wind has a mind of its own.” I believe it means that although a person is in control of his or her life, fate will always have the upper hand in what happens, and they can’t change it. Avi is an amazing writer and uses many forms of imagery, helping the reader picture the story in their mind. Writing the story in Charlotte’s point of view was a smart choice, because it makes it seem as though Charlotte is writing in a diary, separate from the journal her father had given her, in order to tell the reader how she really felt about what was going on while she was aboard on the ship. I would recommend this book to anyone 6th grade and up, because it is one of the most interesting and thought-provoking novels I have ever read.

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Jul 27, 2012 Camie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Everything about this book is perfect. I am now left wondering why it took me so long to pick this book up. I remember hearing about it in elementary school when it first came out, and I seem to remember friends of mine reading this book as part of the curriculum, but for some reason, I never was required to. And since at that time, I was mainly focused on stories that involved “meet cutes” and simple romances that made my little tween heart go pitter-pat, what sounded to me like a pirate story...more Everything about this book is perfect. I am now left wondering why it took me so long to pick this book up. I remember hearing about it in elementary school when it first came out, and I seem to remember friends of mine reading this book as part of the curriculum, but for some reason, I never was required to. And since at that time, I was mainly focused on stories that involved “meet cutes” and simple romances that made my little tween heart go pitter-pat, what sounded to me like a pirate story just wasn’t appealing. Actually, I have memories of avoiding it. How I wish someone would have sat me down and force-fed me this book! I literally devoured it in one day.

Charlotte Doyle’s family moved from America to England when she was a little girl. Now that she’s thirteen, they are ready to make the trek back. However, the timing is not quite right, so to avoid Charlotte missing any of her schooling and carefully planning her arrangements--including chaperones--she is to meet her family at a later date. When she arrives at the dock, nothing is as it was promised. Yet, a young girl and used to being told what to do, Charlotte can hardly object when she is given no alternative but to sail anyway. Though she receives several warnings and herself feels the foreboding of impending doom, she cannot act, and therefore, seals her own fate. Mixed up in a game of cat and mouse between captain and crew, Charlotte finds herself smack in the middle of a war zone, faced with dilemmas that shake her to the core--her values, her trust, and her belief in herself. And the decisions she makes change everything.

What makes this book so perfect? In my opinion, the plot is beautifully paced. A perfect crescendo emerges as we meet the players and the tension builds. The foreshadow of dark catastrophe hovers like a mythical giant, face obscured. We don’t know what form exactly the tragedy will take, but it’s coming, of that we are certain. It not only makes the novel a page-turner, it provides the perfect environment in which Charlotte thrashes about, trying to understand her new atmosphere--the rules of this universe that is so different from her regimented girl’s school. And this produces the perfectly dynamic main character in Charlotte. She mirrors the pacing of the plot in that inside her, this same storm is raging, tension building, until she cannot sit idly by any longer.

Charlotte’s world is irreversibly turned upside down. She begins to question everything she’s ever known, she’s ever been taught. She is a product of the structured Victorian ideal, and she believes in it wholeheartedly as any impressionable girl of her age would. Her father is her master--and in his absence, the captain occupies his role as authority figure--and in her mind, a fair one, who judges the world in an absolutely flawless manner. Until suddenly, that authority starts to spiral into a crazed tailspin, leaving Charlotte dizzy and confused. And that’s when her childlike trust begins to crumble, when she must think for herself and develop a new ideal. And she takes to evaluating the world on her own terms like a fish to water.

Avi perfectly illustrates that terrible struggle when we are pushed from childhood by the realization that we are all fallible, adults alike. As children, we trust our elders implicitly, as Charlotte did. But there comes a time when the curtain is pulled back and the “wizard” is revealed as just a normal guy, pushing buttons to create an illusion of grandeur: we realize that our parents are just people, and those who we trust and love the most may not always be right. And Charlotte wisely begins to question every convention that she’s simply taken as fact for as long as she can remember. Some find that part of the story unbelievable, but I don’t agree. I’ve seen children who are thrown from childhood and grow up very quickly when faced with horrific realities of life. And that is exactly what happens in this story.

I also enjoyed being thrust into this new world at sea, as Charlotte discovers it. Avi does such an amazing (shall I say perfect?) job of describing this world with such incredible detail. I could see the ship pitching and rolling, feel the salty, wet wind on my face, experience the incredible isolation of life at sea. When I closed my eyes, I could truly imagine being aboard the Seahawk and feel the swell of the ocean.

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a magical journey from beginning to end, replete with a cast of colorful characters, difficult decisions, and a strong, persistent female lead. Mix all these ingredients in the hands of a seasoned writer like Avi, and you can’t expect anything less than perfection, which is exactly what he gives you. This one will be given a revered spot on my shelf.(less)

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Feb 06, 2012 Audra Marvin rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adolescent, book-club

I read this for one of my book clubs. I was not impressed. For one thing, I think I'm getting tired of adolescent fiction. It can be zipped through, but it does not satisfy in the least. Since this one won't warrant a legit review on my blog, I'll go ahead and sum up here why I didn't enjoy it very much.

I'll start, however, with the one good thing I have to say about it. The author is male, and the protagonist is a female. The narrative is written in first person, and I must admit that I though...more

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Jan 31, 2012 amandarocks rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have now read this novel, well, 13 times. Wait! Thirteen times? How can that be? And why? This novel is okay, but it is definitely not of a "read thirteen times" caliber.

The first reading was when I was a sixth grade student; it was a class novel. Inspired by the novel, my classmates and I signed a round robin in an attempt to overthrow our teacher. We knew that the crew was on to something, and like them, we were dissatisfied with our "captain". And, like the crew, we failed. After scribblin...more

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Nov 29, 2011 Amber Ditullio rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: YA fans, Those who enjoy girl adventure stories.

Recommended to Amber by: Richard

Shelves: children-s-books

Rich had picked this book up from the library several weeks ago and told me that I had to read it as soon as he closed the back cover. I'd been putting it off for awhile, having several other books that were higher on my priority list (requests that needed to go back to the library). Yesterday, I decided that it was the time for me to settle in and read it.

Charlotte Doyle is a 13 year old girl, just out of finishing school in England, and on her way back to her family home in Providence, RI. Her...more

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Sep 25, 2011 Timothy Grossano rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle was an extremely fun book. The story is never dull. Every chapter was a cliffhanger and it seems as if every word is developing the plot to some unknown end. The dialog is very clever, especially from the sadistic antagonist. The main character, Charlotte Doyle, begins her journey as a naive, haughty, classist child of upper-middle class upbringing and ends as a surly, salty sailor ready to climb the ratlines with a knife in her teeth.

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Aug 20, 2011 Jen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was an absolute favorite of mine in middle school, which is odd considering I never really liked the open sea. I like the idea of it, though, and I like the politics of a world unto itself as a ship is--I also liked, when I was a kid, the idea of completely bucking what girls or children or whatever category are "supposed" to be, of becoming what makes sense rather than what is proper.
Can you tell I was a tomboy in my youth?
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