The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Author: Avi
Orchard Classics is a collectible line of award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and new author prefaces and discussion guides., , In 1832, Charlotte Doyle, a thirteen-year-old school girl, is returning to her family in America from her school in England. Charlotte’s voyage takes place on the Seahawk, a seedy ship headed….Read More
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