Bloody jack is a wellwritten, wellplotted historical adventure, but kellgrens performance transformed it into something truly special. She brought color and nuance to jackys world, pulling me right onto the deck of the hms dolphin. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets. 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. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie 409 likes. Bloody jack adventures is a series of ya historical fiction novels by american novelist l. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary. With craig bonacorsi, erica curtis, jonathan kowalsky, jessica szabo. Jackys second worst nightmare as a ships boy in bloody jack, as stripping for a lashing will reveal her true gender. Though this is a popular series i cannot recommend it. I have a 12 year old and i would strongly discourage her from reading this book.
Oct 10, 2011 book trailer created by josie, ivy, and xavi, of denton, texas summary. 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. Meyer, the bestselling author of the popular jacky faber young adult adventure book. 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. Meyer, corea resident and author of bloody jack book series. Bloody jack adventure has 25 entries in the series. Both jacky and clarissa get lashes in book 4 and jaimy takes his licks in book 8. Bloody jack by l a meyer at the best online ebook storage. 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. The full title of this book is meatier than its shorthand version. I cant imagine experiencing this book in any other way. 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.
It is centered on an orphaned girl in london in the early 19th century. 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. Just when it looks like jacky faber and her beloved jaimy will. The complete series list for bloody jack adventures l. Meyer january 1, 1942 july 29, 2014, was a maine author. I am listing bloody jack as appropriate for high school age, but i dont recommend it. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, curse of the blue tattoo. She has not read this book because of the level of sexuality.
Bloody jack what level of sexual content is appropriate. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady, under the jolly roger. Instead, jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas. Publishers weekly recommends the book for children 12 and up. Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of london, a thirteenyearold orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives. 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. I get very nostalgic about things, and to me, this is an end of an era. Jun 06, 2002 bloody jack is a wellwritten, wellplotted historical adventure, but kellgrens performance transformed it into something truly special. The legend of jack the ripper comes to life when one of his descendants revive him. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. She will play the wild rover no more page 8 bloody jack. Based around an orphan named mary faber, they chronicle her progress from 19th century era london as she joins a street gang. Faerie, i completely agree jacky does feel like a friend and not just a character. Rover no more was going to be the final book in the bloody jack adventures, i felt relief.
Romance, adventure, drama, and a heroine that makes you alternately cheer and wish to throttle her. 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. When her gangs leader is murdered, she takes his clothes and masquerades as a boy. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber, and several more. Download and read online for free bloody jack by l a meyer. 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. Meyers bloody jack adventures in order of when the books were originally published which is also their chronological order.
A delicious recipe for bloody jack, with jack daniels tennessee whiskey, grenadine syrup and cocacola. Bloody jack is a collection about the making and unmaking of story, of poetry and of history. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west. Jackie gradually becomes an expert at identifying key people and winning their sympathy.
Life as a ships boy aboard hms dolphin is a dream come true for jacky faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenthcentury london. 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. Bloody jack bloody jack adventures, book 1 by l a meyer. Bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. Bloody jack adventures 12 book series kindle edition. Bloody jack adventureseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures book 1 by l. She then finds work as a ships boy on a british warship, where she is renamed bloody jack. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy. A comment thread on the bloody jack message boards, in which l.
Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures book 1 ebook. The series ends with the 2014 novel wild rover no more. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for. 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. Originally written and posted to the bloody jack boards over halloween 2011. These people are making a petition to make the best book series into a movie. 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. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Meyers bloody jack adventures, a riproaring youngadult series applauded for its alluring combination of adventure, romance, history, and humor. 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. I could hear the roar of cannons, the swell of the sea and the music played by the sailors in her voice.
Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west by l. Meyer was born in the year 1942 in johnston, pennsylvania but spent most of his life in corea, maine. This story stars one of jackaroes supporting cast, a schoolgirl by the name of elspeth, first introduced in the 4th book. Meyer, he was best known for his youngadult historical series the jacky faber adventures, also known as the bloody jack 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. Meyer is an american author of young adult historical fiction, namely his bloody jack adventure series. Bloody jack adventures fanfiction archive fanfiction. He got the idea for his jacky faber character when he was listening to british and celtic folk music. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that amc sent you when you purchased your ticket. The bloody jack adventures began in 2002 with the novel bloody jack. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of 18thcentury london. It also references several other characters first introduced in the curse of the blue tattoo. 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.
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. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie home facebook. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. 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. Meyer, the bloody jack series is a popular line of book set within the young adult historical genre.
The vivacious jacky faber returns in the tenth tale in l. Meyer, was a well known author who has written bloody jack series. 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 fab.
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