ReviewsPraise for THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE *"A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated."-Kirkus, starred review *"Riveting. Nonstop action. A story hard to forget."-Booklist, starred review *"A breathtaking seafaring adventure."-School Library Journal, starred review Newbery Honor Book Boston Globe-Horn Book Award ALA Notable Children's Book ALA Best Book for Young Adults Booklist Editors' Choice The Horn Book Fanfare Book NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts School Library Journal Best Book of the Year New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age IRA Children's Choice, Praise for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle *"A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." - Kirkus , starred review *"Riveting. Nonstop action. A story hard to forget." - Booklist , starred review *"A breathtaking seafaring adventure." - School Library Journal , starred review Newbery Newbery Honor Book Boston Globe-Horn Book Award ALA Notable Children's Book ALA Best Book of Young Adults Booklist Editors' Choice The Horn Book Fanfare Book NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts School Library Journal Best Book of the Year New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age IRA Children's Choice, Distinctions and Praise for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle A Newbery Honor Book Boston Globe -Horn Book AwardAn ALA Notable Children's BookAn ALA Best Book for Young AdultsA Booklist Editors' ChoiceA Horn Book Fanfare BookAn NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language ArtsA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * "A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review* "Riveting. Nonstop action. A story hard to forget." -- Booklist , starred review* "A breathtaking seafaring adventure." -- School Library Journal , starred review, Praise and Distinctions for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle A Newbery Honor Book Boston Globe -Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Children's Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Editors' Choice A Horn Book Fanfare Book An NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * "A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review * "Riveting. Nonstop action. A story hard to forget." -- Booklist , starred review * "A breathtaking seafaring adventure." -- School Library Journal , starred review, Avi's work spans nearly every genre and has received nearly every major prize, including the Newbery Medal for CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD and Newbery Honors for NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH and THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. You can visit him online at www.avi-writer.com., Distinctions and Praise for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle A Newbery Honor Book Boston Globe -Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Children's Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Editors' Choice A Horn Book Fanfare Book An NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * "A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review * "Riveting. Nonstop action. A story hard to forget." -- Booklist , starred review * "A breathtaking seafaring adventure." -- School Library Journal , starred review, Praise for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle *"A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." -- Kirkus , starred review *"Riveting. Nonstop action. A story hard to forget." -- Booklist , starred review *"A breathtaking seafaring adventure." -- School Library Journal , starred review Newbery Newbery Honor Book Boston Globe-Horn Book Award ALA Notable Children's Book ALA Best Book of Young Adults Booklist Editors' Choice The Horn Book Fanfare Book NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts School Library Journal Best Book of the Year New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age IRA Children's Choice
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SynopsisAvi's treasured Newbery Honor Book now with exclusive bonus content The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content A Newbery Honor Book * "A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review 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, Avi's treasured Newbery Honor Book now with exclusive bonus content! The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content! A Newbery Honor Book* "A thrilling tale, tautly plotted, vividly narrated." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review 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!