Seafood and a Good Story

By Sarah Novak and Jennifer Luu

Seafood was served on March 12, but not for school lunch. It was part of the monthly Journalism book club held by Ms. Diacomanolis. Ms. “D” brought fish and shrimp because it was the kind of food Charlotte had to eat during her trip. Who’s Charlotte? She’s the main character in the novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AVI. This book includes a lot of suspense, action, and adventure from the second Charlotte boards the ship, the Seahawk.

In the book, Charlotte Doyle had to take a ship to Providence, Rhode Island from Liverpool, England. Everyone runs away from the ship at the sight and Charlotte gets second thoughts. But she doesn’t have any choice. She becomes friends with the captain but when he betrays her, she decides to side with the crew who want to get revenge on the captain.

This is a great book and I would definitely recommend it. It’s good for teen-agers because Charlotte is 13. Chante Spence of class 820 says, “I think it was historical but (a bit) inaccurate and it could have done a better job.” Theodora of class 820 says, “I love the book. I own it so that should say enough.”

If you are interested in joining the book club, we are now reading is The Secret Life of Bees. For the date of the book club, talk to Ms. Diacomanolis.