But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more.
Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it. A vicious captain, a mutinous crew -- and a young girl caught in the middle Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in , thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew.
The eighth grade's plan to get two reluctant 'lovers' together by means of a classroom production of Shakespeare's play has some very unexpected results. In , after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which was newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy. Rachel Friedman has always been the consummate good girl who does well in school and plays it safe, so the college grad surprises no one more than herself when, on a whim and in an effort to escape impending life decisions , she buys a ticket to Ireland, a place she has never visited.
There she forms an unlikely bond with a free-spirited Australian girl, a born adventurer who spurs Rachel on to a yearlong odyssey that takes her to three continents, fills her life with newfound friends, and gives birth to a previously unrealized passion for adventure.
As her journey takes her to Australia and South America, Rachel discovers and embraces her love of travel and unlocks more truths about herself than she ever realized she was seeking. Along the way, the erstwhile good girl finally learns to do something she's never done before: simply live for the moment. Ninth-grader Philip Malloy's suspension for humming 'The Star-Spangled Banner' during homeroom becomes a national news story. The perfect companion to Avi's, 'The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle,' this study guide contains a chapter by chapter analysis of the book, a summary of the plot, and a guide to major characters and themes.
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We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month. Billy Miller is back! A great choice for young middle grade readers. Billy Miller Makes a Wish is illustrated in black-and-white throughout by the author, and is perfect for fans of the Ramona books and the Clementine series.
On his birthday, Billy Miller wishes for something exciting to happen. Is Billy responsible? Award-winning author Kevin Henkes delivers a short, funny, and emotionally complex novel complete with misplaced love letters, surprising critters, art projects, misguided tattoos—and another surprise for Billy and his family, maybe the best one yet! Loved each and every part of this book. I will definitely recommend this book to historical, historical fiction lovers.
Your Rating:. Your Comment:. Read Online Download. But Zachariah talked, a sudden and surprising torrent, dark tales about each member of the crew. Every jack of them, he claimed, had run afoul of the law at some time or other. Not mere snitch thieves or cutpurses either; some were true felons. More compelling than what he said was what he did not say.
The more Zachariah talked the more convinced I was that his rambling chatter was meant to keep us from the crucial question—who killed Mr. And the more that question was avoided, the more certain I was that it was he. But how could I accuse him? I did not want to know! A noise startled me. A warning. A shaft of light dropped into the darkness. I could see that the cargo hatch on deck had been pulled open. In moments we heard someone on the ladder.
I scurried back into the brig. Zachariah hastened to close the bars. Then he retrieved his water jug and disappeared from my side. I did not know where. I looked toward the ladder and saw Captain Jaggery descending slowly. He carried a lantern and had a pistol tucked into his belt. When he reached the foot of the ladder he paused and looked about, as if making an inspection of the hold. Finally he approached the brig. There he lifted the lantern and scrutinized me as if I were some thing.
It was a look filled with a hatred such as I had never seen before—or since—its clear, precise intensity given greater force by his state of personal disorder, his unkempt hair, his dirty face, the trembling muscle along his jaw.
The penalty for such an act is death by hanging. Let me assure you, a trial is not required, the evidence being altogether clear. I have the right to sentence you without trial. No, the judgment will be made by those whom you have taken as your equals, your shipmates. Your trial commences. And though the Seahawk pitched and rolled gently upon the softest of seas, I felt as though my legs would give way under me. For when I was able to look about I saw that the captain had arranged a kind of courtroom.
Before them—atop the central cargo hatch—a chair had been placed. Now he took his place in one of his fine cabin chairs. It had been set up high behind the quarterdeck rail, a rail that he pounded sharply with the butt of his pistol.
But as I have told Miss Doyle, she will enjoy the benefit of my generosity. It was Fisk he approached first. Fisk did as he was ordered, but, clearly unnerved, touched the book as one might a hot plate. He glanced quickly at me. Satisfied, the captain went on to the next man, then the next, until he had sworn in the entire crew. From the solemnity that showed upon their faces, from their nervous fidgets and downcast eyes, it was clear to me that the men were mightily unsettled by the oath they had been made to take.
They could not take the Bible lightly. But I was certain each of them believed—as I did—that the murder was done by Zachariah, whom they themselves had conspired to hide in the hold.
It was to him they would remain steadfast, not me.
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