In 1832, a prissy thirteen year old Charlotte is set to sail home to Providence, RI from boarding school in England, but finds she is the only passenger on a ship with a motley crew bent on mutiny. A wonderful story of friendship and  finding your true identity and place in the world.

Set in England during the outbreak of WWII, the story follows Ada, an abused girl with clubfoot, as she and her brother join the children's evacuation to the country to escape their mother. Ada must learn to walk and overcome her sheltered life to survive in her new surroundings.