A review by kappareads
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

3.0

Charlotte, a 13 year old girl learning how to be a lady, is supposed to be crossing the Atlantic with two other families, but when no other families arrive, she has to survive being on the ocean for two month with just the crew.

I thought I wouldn't like reading this book after reading other reviews... but I still liked it after all these years. Maybe it's because I love books about the sea/sailing/piracy, but I loved this book just as much as I did when I read it in elementary school.

While I can kind of see why people think Charlotte's change from being lady-like to wanting to be a part of the crew is sudden, I can also see how it isn't. She feels tremendous guilt for causing the death of two men. It's a lot for a young girl to go through, so I can see her abandoning her lady-like tenancies in the name of justice. Avi makes it clear that Charlotte adores her dad and that he believes in justice. So, I can accept her wanting to atone for causing the death of two people.