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Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and new author prefaces and discussion guides.
In 1832, Charlotte Doyle, a thirteen-year-old school girl, is returning to her family in America from her school in England. Charlotte's voyage takes place on the Seahawk, a seedy ship headed by a murderously cruel captain and sailed by a mutinous crew. Charlotte gets caught up in the bitter feud between captain and crew, which eventually leads to her being found guilty of a murder.