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Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures) (edition 2007)

by L. A. Meyer

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After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Bostonā??under dire circumstances, of courseā??Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea. She thwarts the lecherous advances of a crazy captain, rallies sailors to her side, and ultimately gains command of a ship in His Majesty's Royal Navy. But Jacky's adventures don't end there. . . .

Includes a teaser to Jacky's next adventure, In the Belly of the Bloodhound… (more)

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Title:Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures)
Authors:L. A. Meyer
Info:Harcourt Paperbacks (2007), Paperback, 544 pages
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Under The Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L. A. Meyer

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I love this series! It just gets better and better.

I sometimes wish I could edit out the sexual violence parts so that I could recommend these books to younger readers. But it's (sadly) realistic that a girl like Jacky would face many threats to her maidenhood. ( )
  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
I really liked this whole trilogy. Starts out for grade 4-6 but grows up a bit with the age of the character. ( )
  klandring | Nov 9, 2020 |
This is the third installment - with more to come. There's more adventure than historical facts, but the period detail is fun too. Jacky is still sailing the seas and getting into trouble. (July 28, 2006) ( )
  cindywho | May 27, 2019 |
I've read all the Bloody Jack books so far as audio books and I'm so glad I have. Katherine Kellgren really makes Jacky come alive! She gets into the characters and it's not just a person reading a book, but an actress playing the part. Not to give away too much, but I cried right along with Jacky when the ship went down. I don't think I would have enjoyed the series nearly as much if I was reading a physical copy of the book. ( )
  sailorfigment | Nov 25, 2018 |
In her third adventure, Mary "Jacky" Faber returns to England, determined to reunite with her dear Jaimy after trying and failing to become a "lady" at finishing school in Boston. Dressed as a boy to gain access to the grounds without an escort, she sees Jaimy with another girl and flees, only to be press-ganged and finds herself involved in the Napoleonic wars, on a ship patrolling the English Channel.

Jacky's over-the-top adventures are fun and light reading. Katherine Kellgren does a phenomenal job narrating the series, from Jacky's first-person account to the various Irish, English, American, and French accents that the series calls for. I've discovered I'm not a huge fan of the adventure genre and would probably rather stick with a straightforward historical fiction rather than second-guessing whether a girl of that time would really ____ (fill in the blank with the latest twist and turn in the story), but it's entertaining when I'm in the right mood. ( )
  bell7 | Jan 27, 2017 |
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Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:

After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Bostonā??under dire circumstances, of courseā??Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea. She thwarts the lecherous advances of a crazy captain, rallies sailors to her side, and ultimately gains command of a ship in His Majesty's Royal Navy. But Jacky's adventures don't end there. . . .

Includes a teaser to Jacky's next adventure, In the Belly of the Bloodhound

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