Based around an orphan named mary faber, they chronicle her progress from 19th century era london as she joins a street gang. Bloody jack bloody jack adventures, book 1 by l a meyer. Meyers bloody jack adventures, a riproaring youngadult series applauded for its alluring combination of adventure, romance, history, and humor. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, curse of the blue tattoo. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy is a historical novel by l. The series follows jacky faber, an orphaned girl living on the streets of london during the late 18th century. Bloody jack adventureseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
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. Jackie gradually becomes an expert at identifying key people and winning their sympathy. She then finds work as a ships boy on a british warship, where she is renamed bloody jack. Bloody jack is a wellwritten, wellplotted historical adventure, but kellgrens performance transformed it into something truly special. The vivacious jacky faber returns in the tenth tale in l. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets. The complete series list for bloody jack adventures l. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures book 1 by l.
Meyer was born in the year 1942 in johnston, pennsylvania but spent most of his life in corea, maine. Rover no more was going to be the final book in the bloody jack adventures, i felt relief. The legend of jack the ripper comes to life when one of his descendants revive him. Faerie, i completely agree jacky does feel like a friend and not just a character. 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 curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. Once again under the thumb of british intelligence, jacky is sent to spain to spy for the crown during the early days of the nineteenthcentury peninsular war. I am listing bloody jack as appropriate for high school age, but i dont recommend it.
Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenthcentury london. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber, and several more. The bloody jack adventures are set during the napoleonic wars, when jane austen was first publishing her books and making her splash in the world of fiction. A delicious recipe for bloody jack, with jack daniels tennessee whiskey, grenadine syrup and cocacola. Bloody jack adventures fanfiction archive fanfiction. The full title of this book is meatier than its shorthand version. 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. 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.
Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady, under the jolly roger. Meyers bloody jack adventures in order of when the books were originally published which is also their chronological order. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady carrying on directly from the last in the series, this novel from meyer continues the adventures of jacky and her life on the seas and beyond. Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of london, a thirteenyearold orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives. She brought color and nuance to jackys world, pulling me right onto the deck of the hms dolphin. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky fab.
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. A comment thread on the bloody jack message boards, in which l. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that amc sent you when you purchased your ticket. Bloody jack what level of sexual content is appropriate. These people are making a petition to make the best book series into a movie. After the leader of the gang is murdered, she takes his clothes posing as a young boy, before embarking on a sea voyage aboard the. Originally written and posted to the bloody jack boards over halloween 2011. She will play the wild rover no more page 8 bloody jack.
Instead, jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas. I get very nostalgic about things, and to me, this is an end of an era. The bloody jack adventures began in 2002 with the novel bloody jack. Meyer january 1, 1942 july 29, 2014, was a maine author. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary. Meyer, the bloody jack series is a popular line of book set within the young adult historical genre. Bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. I cant imagine experiencing this book in any other way. He got the idea for his jacky faber character when he was listening to british and celtic folk music. Though this is a popular series i cannot recommend it. 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 deep, the wake of the lorelei lee, the mark of the golden dragon, viva jacquelina. Meyer, was a well known author who has written bloody jack series.
Meyer, the bestselling author of the popular jacky faber young adult adventure book. Bloody jack adventure has 25 entries in the series. Order of bloody jack books bloody jack adventures is a series of ya historical fiction novels by american novelist l. Meyer, corea resident and author of bloody jack book series. 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. 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. Life as a ships boy aboard hms dolphin is a dream come true for jacky faber. It is centered on an orphaned girl in london in the early 19th century. This story stars one of jackaroes supporting cast, a schoolgirl by the name of elspeth, first introduced in the 4th book. I have a 12 year old and i would strongly discourage her from reading this book.
Louis meyer, creator of the swashbuckling bloody jack adventure series starring intrepid mary jacky faber, died on july 29 in ellsworth, maine, of complications from hodgkins lymphoma. Both jacky and clarissa get lashes in book 4 and jaimy takes his licks in book 8. Meyer is an american author of young adult historical fiction, namely his bloody jack adventure series. It also references several other characters first introduced in the curse of the blue tattoo. I could hear the roar of cannons, the swell of the sea and the music played by the sailors in her voice. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of 18thcentury london. Romance, adventure, drama, and a heroine that makes you alternately cheer and wish to throttle her. 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 home facebook. 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. Bloody jack adventures 12 book series kindle edition. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for. Bloody jack adventures is a series of ya historical fiction novels by american novelist l. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures book 1 ebook.
Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west. Download and read online for free bloody jack by l a meyer. Im so grateful to have her down on paper where i can always have her if i need her i started reading bloody jack when i was 12, and now im 21. Meyer confessed to not being a particular fan of the works or at least, the movies based on said works inspired this mini fic, as jacky adds her two cents. With craig bonacorsi, erica curtis, jonathan kowalsky, jessica szabo. Publishers weekly recommends the book for children 12 and up. The series ends with the 2014 novel wild rover no more. 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 piratehunting vessel in. Jackys second worst nightmare as a ships boy in bloody jack, as stripping for a lashing will reveal her true gender. Bloody jack is a collection about the making and unmaking of story, of poetry and of history. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie 409 likes.
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