The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

The Locale: Megan & Dawn’s Home

The Book: A Newbery Honor book. On a long, grueling journey from England to Rhode Island in 1802, a 12 year old changes from a prim and proper girl to a swashbuckling mate of a mutinous crew and is accused of murder by the captain. Awash with shipboard activity, intense feelings, and a keen sense of time and place, the story is a throwback to good old-fashioned adventure yarns on the high seas.

The Fun: Dawn and Megan hosted their meeting outside on their front porch, celebrating a BEAUTIFUL spring day! The girls had fun playing in the front yard.

The Food: Cool dishes that kept with the theme of the book.

• Zachariah's Senegalese Peanut Stew 
• Pirate Fingers (a.k.a. pigs in a blanket) 
• Clam chowder with oyster crackers 
• Crab rolls (crab salad on Hawaiian Rolls) 
• Watermelon 
• Captain Jaggery's Tea Time desserts 
• Double Chocolate Cake 
• Key Lime Pie 

The Vote: We mixed things up a bit by casting votes Survivor style. Girls secretly wrote they votes down on paper. The votes were tallied, and the book with the most votes, won. Up for votes, offered by Kate, were Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret, Emmy and the Incrediable Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell, and The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker. The Frog Princess won.

Up Next: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh on May 8th at Inkary & Mala’s home.