#158 in Historical fiction
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
- 234
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” is a brisk, absorbing sea adventure for young readers. Avi puts a sheltered, well-mannered girl on an 1832 Atlantic crossing from England to America and shows how the voyage remakes her. It is aimed at readers of about ten to fourteen. In 1991 it received a Newbery Honor.
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About the book
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a historical novel by the American author Avi, published in 1990. The book is marketed towards children at a reading level of grades 5–8. The book chronicles the evolution of the title character as she is pushed outside her naïve existence and learns about life aboard a ship crossing from England to America in 1832. The novel was well received and won several awards, including being named as a Newbery Honor book in 1991.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 128 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 15 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 113 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle?
It has 234 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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