I might be a little hard on this novel, but the main character and especially the ending really did itself in. I loved the language Avi used, his knowledge of sailing, and the helpful diagram included in the back. There were many action and suspense-filled moments that kept the story moving at a brisk pace. However, (the dreaded however) I couldn't fathom how her father would arrange for her take passage across the Atlantic on the Seahawk, especially given the stiff and "punctilious" nature of her parents -their reaction after hearing of her travails. They look down on her like somehow she chose to board that ship. And these other passengers that were supposed to have traveled with her? She was given a closet to sleep in. Where would they have put any extra bodies? There were too many improbabilities and Charlotte herself was a dense and feebleminded girl for whom I cared none.
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