The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

A good book requires enough intrigue and suspense to grab a reader's attention and hold it, stringing it along from chapter to chapter. Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is such a book. I found it to be both intriguing and suspenseful. The main character, Charlotte Doyle, is a thirteen-year-old girl who always had the best things in life. She was from America, but had lived most of her life in England. Her family …

…a book that had none. Avi was able to write a book about a young girl in the presence of an all male ship, without using offensive language. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was real and interesting and fantastic all at the same time. From the first page to the last, I was captivated. I would have no problems in recommending this book to any child who craves intrigue and suspense.