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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
It’s 1832 and Charlotte Doyle is an American living in England. When her father’s work calls him home to Rhode Island, he decides Charlotte should stay and finish school. So, now she’s traveling to America by herself on the Seahawk. The fact that the porters on the dock won’t take her trunk aboard when they find out the Seahawk Captain’s name this should have been a clue. Then, the two families who were supposed to be traveling with her don’t show up. Still, Charlotte boards the ship and off she goes. If she had known what was coming, would she have changed her mind? We’ll never know.
Filled with adventure, mystery, and adventure, I loved this book. Showing how a young "lady" grows into her own with her own mind and heart, this was pure adventure with a good message. Highly recommended for upper elementary and middle school.
Filled with adventure, mystery, and adventure, I loved this book. Showing how a young "lady" grows into her own with her own mind and heart, this was pure adventure with a good message. Highly recommended for upper elementary and middle school.
4.5!
I really, really, really loved this book! The .5 is because the book didn't end as well as it could have, I think... or maybe the ending just didn't seem like it was fulfilling. But all in all, it was a great read and I very thoroughly enjoyed it!
I really, really, really loved this book! The .5 is because the book didn't end as well as it could have, I think... or maybe the ending just didn't seem like it was fulfilling. But all in all, it was a great read and I very thoroughly enjoyed it!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Loved it! I've been intending to read this book for years, and I wasn't disappointed. It's a bit difficult to believe that she could change so severely in such a short time, but reality isn't always as fun. Loved the ending, a great surprise :-) I sure learned a lot about old sailing ships!
I really enjoyed this book but I'm still not sure if I liked the ending!
I read this book through in one day. Then I picked it up and read it again the next day.
It's that good.
It's that good.
13-year-old Charlotte Doyle's exciting 1832 journey from England to her home in America is captured in the diary she keeps along the way. At the start of the trip, she is an innocent, uptight schoolgirl. She is the only female aboard the ship.
When the crew rebels, Charlotte first sides with handsome, civilized Captain Jaggerty, but she soon realizes that he is not an honorable man. She joins the crew as a seaman and works and suffers alongside them until she earns their respect. A murder occurs during the trip and Charlotte is tried and convicted. But that's not quite the end for Charlotte...
Charlotte is a strong character who grows up during her journey and finds out what home really means. Marvelous.
When the crew rebels, Charlotte first sides with handsome, civilized Captain Jaggerty, but she soon realizes that he is not an honorable man. She joins the crew as a seaman and works and suffers alongside them until she earns their respect. A murder occurs during the trip and Charlotte is tried and convicted. But that's not quite the end for Charlotte...
Charlotte is a strong character who grows up during her journey and finds out what home really means. Marvelous.
I didn't actually read it I just accidentally rated it haha
Mutiny! A hurricane at sea! A 13 year old girl in a tall ship surrounded by seasoned and brutish sailors! This book definitely has some exciting elements going for it. Yet, it all falls sort of flat.
A big reason for this is because the protagonist, Charlotte Doyle, is a weak character. Ironically, the book is structured according to her character development. In Part One, she is a snobby girl concerned with manners and status who looks down upon the crew. In Part Two, she is wearing a sailor's outfit and wants to join the crew (out of remorse). While this is intended to be a dynamic change, it happens so fast that it seems to be a change caused mostly by blind reaction rather than self-reflection.
My students who have read this book have mixed reactions. None of the girls that read it particularly liked it (which is telling, because there is a lot of talk about girls being able to break social norms in the book but it does not go deep). The boys who liked it, like adventure books overall.
A big reason for this is because the protagonist, Charlotte Doyle, is a weak character. Ironically, the book is structured according to her character development. In Part One, she is a snobby girl concerned with manners and status who looks down upon the crew. In Part Two, she is wearing a sailor's outfit and wants to join the crew (out of remorse). While this is intended to be a dynamic change, it happens so fast that it seems to be a change caused mostly by blind reaction rather than self-reflection.
My students who have read this book have mixed reactions. None of the girls that read it particularly liked it (which is telling, because there is a lot of talk about girls being able to break social norms in the book but it does not go deep). The boys who liked it, like adventure books overall.
4.5
I may have to try more Avi because that was awesome. The ending was a little deus ex machina for my taste, but it had a little poetic justice.
I may have to try more Avi because that was awesome. The ending was a little deus ex machina for my taste, but it had a little poetic justice.