**An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences...** **Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty.** But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. **For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it.**

Contains:
The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle / Avi --
Seafaring women: Mary Patten from Seafaring Women / Linda Grant De Pauw --
from Two years before the mast / Richard Henry Dana --
Walking the trestle / Jay Parini --
The princess and the admiral / Charlotte Pomerantz --
This morning there were rainbows in the sprinklers / Lorna Dee Cervantes.