Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of london, a thirteenyearold orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a british warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates. Book recommendations for people who like the naming. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, curse of the blue tattoo. Book recommendations for people who like bloody jack. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures by louis a meyer. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy life as a ships boy aboard hms dolphin is a dream come true for. Bloody jack book chicago public library bibliocommons. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy is a historical novel by l. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady, under the jolly roger. Get alerted about discounts, new releases, and preorders from your favorite authors. Here are just some of the amazing and moving young adult books that i have read and loved in my life.
I first heard about these books when i was looking at the odyssey awards which are given for the best audio books for children and teens each year and every year one of this series has been honored. Get recommendations for free and discounted ebooks from our expert editorial team, from bestsellers to hidden gems. But the safe haven doesnt lasta school outing goes awry as jacky and. This book centres around the untold lives of the women killed by jack the ripper and im very excited to read a book that talks about the lives of the victims, rather than. I am listing bloody jack as appropriate for high school age, but i dont recommend it. Meyer, was a well known author who has written bloody jack series. Bloody jack seems to talk about sex, sexuality and gives a nuance that abuse is wrong, but there is not a sense of balance.
Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Jackys second worst nightmare as a ships boy in bloody jack, as stripping for a lashing will reveal her true gender. Meyer amazon my absolute favorite bookseries from the time i was 11 to now has been the bloody jack series. Meyer, a debut novelist, has penned a rousing oldtime girls adventure story, with an outsized heroine who is equal parts gutsy and vulnerable, then sets her loose on a pirate. The series ends with the 2014 novel wild rover no more. Based around an orphan named mary faber, they chronicle her progress from 19th century era london as she joins a street gang. The first book of pellinor pellinor by alison croggon, allison croggon. Though this is a popular series i cannot recommend it. Bloody jack adventure has 25 entries in the series. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of.
I have a 12 year old and i would strongly discourage her from reading this book. Book recommendations reading, writing, speech and language. It is centered on an orphaned girl in london in the early 19th century. Listening to bloody jack is bloody good fun shelftalker. Life as a ships boy aboard hms dolphin is a dream come true for jacky faber. Posing as a lad in the late 1790s, a spunky orphan girl secures a job as a ships boy in the british navy, a position that becomes compromised by her evolving maturity and love for a fellow crewmember. He was born in pennsylvania, and his father was a us army office, so he spent much of his childhood moving around with his family. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures louis a meyer. The british crown has placed a price on jackys head, so she returns to the lawson peabody school for young girls in boston to lay low. The 37 best young adult books we ever read business insider. Bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy book. The complete series list for bloody jack adventures l. Bloody jack by l a meyer at the best online ebook storage. Unbeatable ebook deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors.
Romance, adventure, drama, and a heroine that makes you alternately cheer and wish to throttle her. Bloody jack adventures 4 the british crown has placed a price on jackys head, so she returns to the lawson peabody school for young girls in boston to lay low. See the complete bloody jack series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Bloody jack book johnson county library bibliocommons. She brought color and nuance to jackys world, pulling me. Meyer for historical fiction with an absolutely irrepressible heroine so you want to be a wizard series by diane duane if you want another young wizards series, i love harry potter but this series has been around longer and i love it best. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. I made it into mississippi jack, the 5th book, but im getting annoyed by a few things in the series. See more ideas about jack tattoo, ballet clothes and percy and annabeth. Meyers bloody jack adventures in order of when the books were originally published which is also their chronological order. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west by l. Meyer, with the seventh book rapture of the deep coming.
And turns out quite a lot of you are looking for something new to read. As the coronavirus leads to worldwide isolation, these stories. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber, and. On monday, we put out a call asking that those of you who need something good to read in this trying, frightening time, might send us a few of your favorite books and other things so we could recommend a good book for you to read. There are so far six books in the bloody jack series written by maine author l.
The bloody jack adventures began in 2002 with the novel bloody jack. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west bloody jack adventures book 5. Both jacky and clarissa get lashes in book 4 and jaimy takes his licks in book 8. I dont ever recall reading a fiction book twice but the last time i read any fiction was at least 20 years ago. But the safe haven doesnt lasta school outing goes awry as jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into the hold of the bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the barbary coast. Bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary. Download and read online for free bloody jack by l a meyer. Meyer first of a series and more mature and, of course, the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins she also wrote a younger series called gregor the overlander. All of jackys ingenuity, determination, and plain old good luck will be put to the test as she rallies her delicate classmates to fight together and become their own. Bloody jack adventures 12 book series kindle edition.
Meyer was born in the year 1942 in johnston, pennsylvania but spent most of his life in corea, maine. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Are there any other books similar to bloody jack by l. The percy jackson series by rick riordan and his heroes follow up series. Meyer, the bloody jack series is a popular line of book set within the young adult historical genre. The bloody jack adventures are truly the best books i have ever read. Meyer 19422014 was a painter and an author of childrens books, best known for his young adult historical novels in the jacky faber adventure series, also known as the bloody jack series. Jacky exhibits the characteristics of a jack or fox folk hero. My autumn book recommendations reading by the moonlight. Publishers weekly recommends the book for children 12 and up.
Set at the turn of the 19th century, bloody jack bloody jack is a wellwritten, wellplotted historical adventure, but kellgrens performance transformed it into something truly special. I have a hard time describing why i think its so great it just feels more real, like it speaks to me in a way that feels. The pirate hunter by richard zacks vampirates by justin somper seven dead pirates by linda bailey pirates. The story is continued in curse of the blue tattoo, under the jolly roger, in the belly of the bloodhound, mississippi jack, my bonny light horseman, rapture of the. But jack danielss latest quarry has found a miraculous cure in homicide, the bloodier the better. Relief is as fast as nudging an isolated pedestrian, bundling her into his car, and taking her to his plasticcovered lair for biting, burning, slashing and strangling. I can still hear jackie saying, but i try to be good, really i do in my head. Jackie gradually becomes an expert at identifying key people and winning their sympathy.
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