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 …showed first 75 words of 588 total…

…showed last 75 words of 588 total…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.