The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Orchard Classics)

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Summary: I didn't like it.
Review: I read this book for school and I absolutely disliked it. It was boring. I guess if you like books that take place in the 1800's and the girls are prissy then this book is for you. In my opinion, they shouldn't have wasted the paper that the book was printed on!

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Summary: This book was exciting, romantic, and touching all in one!!
Review: I loved The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle. I would DEFINETLY read it again. I could never put the book down. I cried and I sighed. This book is absoulutely wonderful. The True Confession of Charlet Doyle is exciting and touching. It a story every kid should read!!!!

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Summary: One of Avi's finest crafted adventures!
Review: I feel as though Avi has once again put out a wonderful, suspense, humor and interesting stories he has ever written. Avi is known to put stimulating children's books that make us kids think. True Confessions and Nothing but the Truth are probably his best. What a great story. i highly reccomend this and Nothing but Truth to any prospective Avi readers.

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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: A great story of action and adventure. Wonderfully characterized. A story told with meaning. Charlotte,the captain and the crew's moods and actions are very realistic.

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Summary: Well researched, suspenseful, and vividly realistic.
Review: This book is the story of a young girl from high society who is suddenly forced to face the fact that reality for some people is made up of suffering and bitterness. Charlotte is astonished that life for many is nothing like the pleasant, proper one that she is accustomed to. When Charlotte goes on a voyage as the sole passenger aboard the Seahawk, she hurtles into a life that she has never even imagined. At first, Charlotte only associates with the impeccably mannered captain. But she starts to mingle with the crew (to the surprise of everyone) when she perceives the captain's true nature. Soon she is part of the crew and everyone's friend (with the exception of the captain and a few others). Charlotte suffers enormous losses, cruelties, and prejudices. By the end of her voyage she is an entirely different person, and probably an improved one. The book, like so many of Avi's, has more than one level. From one point of view it is the tale of how even the most sheltered and protected must someday face the surprising, if not not unpleasant world which they have been hidden from. Lauren M. (Age 11)

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Summary: Charlote Doyle-- a murderer?
Review: The True Confessions . . . was a truly captivating book. This book was hard to put down. I read the book in about 5 hours. Charlotte followed her heart in all of her endeavors on the ship, even her decision to return to life on the high seas. Sometimes her decisions, at the beginning, weren't the better choices, although she rationalized with her heart heart and mind the right thing to do. She was a child of 13 years and her inexperience showed. She grew up quick, though and learned more about life on the voyage, than she learned from her parents.

There is a lot of ship terminology used for example ratlines, etc., however I advise other readers to look beyond those frequently used terms and focus on the essense of the story or try to make it a learning experience. I highly recommend this book to young readers.

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: My class are reading this book and man I didn't lay my eye off this book! Its starts out with Charlotte, which is sailing on aboard the Seahawk, going to go all the way to America. She finds herself the only girl and all men. She stays in a tiny room, she eats hard bread, and has to wait about 2 months till America. She meets up with a black man named Zachriah who gives her a dirk... Later on, problems start to occur.

I love Avi's books even "Something Upstairs". All of his books are murder, mystery types of books. Try this out!

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Summary: WONDERFUL!!!!
Review: This was the first Avi book i read. It was great and i have been hooked on avi EVER SINCE! He is a fabulous author. This book is very enchanting.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: Avi has spun a masterful web of mystery, intrigue, and suspense. Charlotte's prim and proper upbringing, in stark contrast to the life she was forced to live (willingly and unwillingly) aboard ship, captivatingly hold the reader glued to the book as her outward transformation begins to mirror the transformation of her heart. Full of salty, burly nineteenth century sailors and a deceptive, abusive captain and his mates, this shipboard yarn will hold your attention from front cover to back.