The bloody jack series begins with bloody jack, curse of the blue tattoo, under the jolly roger, in the belly of the bloodhound, and continues with my bonny light horseman, rapture of the deep, the. Oct 10, 2011 book trailer created by josie, ivy, and xavi, of denton, texas summary. Download and read online for free bloody jack by l a meyer. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and f. Bloody jack is, without any doubt, the best kids book ive read since the last harry potter. Though this is a popular series i cannot recommend it. Jacky begins the series at twelve years old, and ends at nineteen. It is centered on an orphaned girl in london in the early 19th century. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy. He and his wife operate an art gallery near their home in a small fishing village on the coast of maine. This story stars one of jackaroes supporting cast, a schoolgirl by the name of elspeth, first introduced in the 4th book.
Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber, and several more. These people are making a petition to make the best book series into a movie. Originally written and posted to the bloody jack boards over halloween 2011. It also references several other characters first introduced in the curse of the blue tattoo. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Meyer, the bloody jack series is a popular line of book set within the young adult historical genre.
Being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of jacky faber bloody jack adventures book 4. After leaving boston and the lawson peabody school of young girls behind in. He wrote childrens books for little, brown in the 70s. 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. Oct 19, 2010 the wake of the lorelei lee just came out, and the working title for the 9th book is the mark of the golden dragon. Romance, adventure, drama, and a heroine that makes you alternately cheer and wish to throttle her.
Jack and the bloody beanstalk scary tales retold by wiley blevins and steve cox. She is an adventurous girl living in the 1800s, trying to find a balance between a happy life of freedom and a lawful one. Being an account of the further adventures of jacky faber, in love and war bloody jack adventures by louis a. Meyers bloody jack books and each one gets better than the last. She has dirty blonde hair, is under five feet tall, and weighs approximately ninety pounds she is often referred to by herself and others. The title, plus the cover illustration on the hmh trade paperback edition, offers exactly the bait to draw a young boy into a reading adventure. I have a 12 year old and i would strongly discourage her from reading this book.
Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy is a historical novel by l. You are now written into the record of this ship and, as such, you are now bound by all the rules that pertain to members of the royal navy. Embark on a swashbuckling adventure with the highly entertaining and endlessly cunning jacky faber, aka bloody jack. 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. Natty bumppo was the name of several pop music bands in the 1970s, including bands from dayton, ohio and central utah. All of jackys ingenuity, determination, and plain old good. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Bloody jack is a collection about the making and unmaking of story, of poetry and of history. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, curse of the blue tattoo. After leaving the lawson peabody school for young girls in bostonunder dire circumstances, of course jacky boards a whaling ship bound for london, where.
Bloody jack adventure has 25 entries in the series. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west bloody jack adventures book 5 l. I am listing bloody jack as appropriate for high school age, but i dont recommend it. The series ends with the 2014 novel wild rover no more. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, and then on to curse of the blue tattoo. The complete series list for bloody jack adventures l. Should you wilfully disobey any of those rules or the articles of war, you will be punished by imprisonment, flogging, or hanging. She has not read this book because of the level of sexuality. Life as a ships boy aboard hms dolphin is a dream come true for jacky faber. The full title of this book is meatier than its shorthand version. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is told by its heroine a 12 year old girl named mary faber who was abandonned on the streets of early 19th century london when her parents died of fever. In the third book of the bloody jack series, unlikely heroine jacky faber, a pirate at heart, returns to the sea in a truly swashbuckling tale filled with good humour, wit, and courage.
Bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady by l. After leaving the lawson peabody school for young girls in boston under dire circumstances, of course jacky boards a whaling ship bound for london, where. What is the 9th book of the bloody jack series by l. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west by l. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie 409 likes. Being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of jacky faber 2006. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie home facebook. Mary jacky faber is the protagonist of the bloody jack series. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber by l. Jackys second worst nightmare as a ships boy in bloody jack, as stripping for a lashing will reveal her true gender. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky.
Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, published in 2002. Half the book is a recap of the series, while i was grateful for the reminders since it has been a while, it was a little tedious. Bloody jack what level of sexual content is appropriate. You might want to join the excellent bloody jack boards, a forum about the books. Head high, flags flyin, thats the way we does it, but i knows it aint gonna wash cause im half blubberin already and i knows that soons i steps out theyll be hollerin hooray, jacky, and give em hell, jackeroe, and yes, bloody jack, too, and ill see tink and davy and willy and liam, and theyll have to pry me off jaimy whose face i. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber 2010, in the belly of the bloodhound. Meyer is best known as the author of the bloody jack novels. Jan 22, 2011 which character are you from the bloody jack adventure series. Bloody jack adventures fanfiction archive fanfiction. The bloody jack adventures began in 2002 with the novel bloody jack. He was also a painter and the author of two childrens picture books, and he and his wife owned an. 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. Meyer is a fun and fascinating story of a young orphan girl who goes to sea disguised as a boy on the hms dolphin.
All of those experiences helped him in the writing of. Mar, 2012 bloody jack seems to talk about sex, sexuality and gives a nuance that abuse is wrong, but there is not a sense of balance. Bloody jack by l a meyer at the best online ebook storage. The story is continued in curse of the blue tattoo, under the jolly roger, in the belly of the bloodhound.
Adventures of jacky faber, over the hills and far away. Dont read on if you havent listened to bloody jack. His final jacky faber book, wild rover no more, was published posthumously in september that year. Jackie gradually becomes an expert at identifying key people and winning their sympathy. Aug 01, 2005 i am forever and always a fan of jacky faber, main character of the bloody jack series, so i knew that i had to listen to book three, under the jolly roger. Being an account of the further adventures of jacky faber. Once a dastardly london street urchin, jacky alters her fate forever by sneaking on board a british warship and disguising herself as a ships boy. Mississippi jack is the fifth book in the critically acclaimed bloody jack book series. Natty bumppo is the name of the author of the columbus book of euchre and house of evil.
The dolphin is first off to the mediterranean and then the caribbean to fight pirates. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady, under the jolly roger. Based loosely on the life of john krafchenko, a notorious manitoban outlaw, the poems of bloody jack turn fact and fiction upside down and inside out. Meyer, he was best known for his youngadult historical series the jacky faber adventures, also known as the bloody jack series. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady. Curse of the blue tattoo is the sequel to bloody jack, and i enjoyed it even more than the first one. Meyer, was a well known author who has written bloody jack series. Bloody jack adventures book series 12 books all formats kindle edition from book 1. 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. Meyer 19422014 was the acclaimed writer of the bloody jack adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of london to become an adventurer of the highest order. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary. Meyers books in order of when they were originally published.
I highly recommend reading these books in order starting with bloody jack. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for. January january 4th grudge, joker and the school, january 10th call of the wild, limited partners, january 11th bloody ronald mcdonald, jackass 4, the voyage of doctor dolittle, the wild. The legend of jack the ripper comes to life when one of his descendants revive him. Rapture of the deep is the seventh book in the critically acclaimed bloody jack book series. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west 2007, under the jolly roger. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. It continues after jacky and her schoolmates return to boston after being on a slave ship for several months.
Meyer january 1, 1942 july 29, 2014, was a maine author. He also wrote two childrens picture books and was a painter. Bloody jack adventures 12 book series kindle edition. Being an account of the further adventures of jacky faber, taking care of business bloody jack adventures book 11 kindle edition by l. Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of london, a thirteenyearold orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives. There she tricks the talltale hero mike fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casinoshowboat, and heads south to new orleans, battling murderous bandits, british. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, and a gallery owner.
Meyer was born in the year 1942 in johnston, pennsylvania but spent most of his life in corea, maine. Meyer is the acclaimed writer of the bloody jack adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of london to become an adventurer of the highest order. It continues the events of bloody jack, as jacky returns from her historydefining adventure as a parisian nightclub spy and messenger for napoleon bonaparte. Bloody jack adventureseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Based around an orphan named mary faber, they chronicle her progress from 19th century era london as she joins a street gang.