In 1991, Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli received the Newbury Award and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi was named as an honor book. ... The Newbery Honor book, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi, is an exciting story about a girl's experience aboard a ship. ... As Charlotte begins to understand and challenge the status quo, she changes her initial opinion of Captain Jaggery as a trustworthy gentleman, to see his true, unjust and cruel character. ... The book is written from the point of view of Charlotte Doyle, as she is narrating the experience many years later...

• Word Count: 1229
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate