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Violence
Some
Shipboard violence including flogging and a murder; the captain's cruelty is depicted with historical authenticity
Language
Barely any
Period-appropriate language; clean
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological transformation of a girl who has to choose between safety and justice
What this book is about
In 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle boards a ship alone—only to find herself caught between a brutal captain and a mutinous crew. Avi's Newbery Honor novel is a thrilling seafaring adventure about a girl who discovers that the rules of proper society are not the only rules that matter.
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Flogging and murder on a 19th-century sailing ship
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