The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1990

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Before You Read

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Narrator’s Note-Part 1, Chapter 7

Part 1, Chapters 8-12

Part 2, Chapters 13-15

Part 2, Chapters 16-Appendix

Character Analysis

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Events force Charlotte to travel by ship without a chaperone. With a chaperone, could Charlotte have experienced the same personal growth she did without one? Explain why or why not.

Early in the voyage, why does Charlotte respect the captain and distrust the crew? Later in the voyage, how has her opinion changed, and why?

Why does the crew discourage the families, and later Charlotte, from coming aboard? How does Charlotte’s presence affect the plans of the crew and those of Captain Jaggery?