by Avi · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420423425
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«Las verdaderas confesiones de Charlotte Doyle» is the historical adventure novel by Avi, published by Alfaguara in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
Charlotte, a thirteen-year-old girl, travels alone from England to the United States in 1832. Midway across the Atlantic, life on board turns dangerous: a mutiny and a murder accusation lead to a trial. Narrated in the first person, the novel follows her struggle to tell the truth on a ship ruled by intrigue and fear.
It belongs to the Young Readers collection. Its original title, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, corresponds to the work originally published in 1990.
Aimed at young readers aged 13 and up, with a protagonist who matures during the voyage.
Edward Irving Wortis, better known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He won the Newbery Medal in 2003 for Crispin: The Cross of Lead, and was a runner-up in 1991 and 1992.
