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Books in Bloody Jack Adventures series

  • The Bloody Jack Adventures Boxed Set: Volumes 1–3

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 18, 2016)
    Meet Jacky Faber: London street urchin turned pirate! In the first three volumes of the beloved Bloody Jack Adventures, our heroine sets sail for the first time when she goes undercover as a ship’s boy; learns how to be a lady at an elite Boston school for girls; and boards a whaling ship, hoping to reunite with her love, Jaimy. This swashbuckling saga is full of surprises, wild misadventures, and fun! This boxed set contains three books: Bloody Jack, The Curse of the Blue Tattoo, and Under the Jolly Roger.
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  • Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy

    L. A. Meyer

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Life as a ship's 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 eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas.There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret. This could be the adventure of her life--if only she doesn't get caught. . . .
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  • Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 14, 2015)
    Jacky Faber makes waves, even when docked in her adopted city of Boston to attend to the business of Faber Shipping Worldwide. With big dreams and perhaps too much exuberance for the Puritan populace, she quickly finds herself at odds with the Women’s Temperance Union and a town roiling over the arrival of hundreds of Irish laborers, brought in on Jacky’s Lorelei Lee. Thwarted at every turn by her enemies, Jacky is forced to acknowledge her shortcomings—and possibly lose her beloved Jaimy Fletcher. Will the impulsive Jacky Faber finally get her comeuppance?
  • Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber

    L. A. Meyer

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Nov. 4, 2014)
    Jacky Faber is framed as passing confidential U.S. information to the British. Forced to flee Boston, she goes undercover as a governess for a prominent Puritan family. When outed by a nosy postmaster, she deserts the respectability of her position, dons a leotard and slippers, and poses as a Russian tightrope walker in a traveling circus. But the law soon catches up with her, and prospects do not look good. Through her many adventures, Jacky has always found the ingenuity to escape dire situations, but this time it looks like Puss in Boots has run out of lives . . . and her happily-ever-after will be cut short at the foot of the gallows.
  • Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business

    L. A. Meyer

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 10, 2013)
    Jacky Faber makes waves, even when docked in her adopted city of Boston to attend to the business of Faber Shipping Worldwide. With big dreams and perhaps too much exuberance for the Puritan populace, she quickly finds herself at odds with the Women’s Temperance Union and a town roiling over the arrival of hundreds of Irish laborers, brought in on Jacky’s Lorelei Lee. Thwarted at every turn by her enemies, Jacky is forced to acknowledge her shortcomings—and possibly lose her beloved Jaimy Fletcher. Will the impulsive Jacky Faber finally get her comeuppance?
  • Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 18, 2010)
    After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston—under dire circumstances, of course—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.
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  • The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 17, 2012)
    Jacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the LoreleiLee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sinsagainst the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrestedand sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia. To add insult toinjury, the Lorelei Lee is confiscated to carry female convicts to populate New SouthWales. Not one to give in to self-pity, Jacky rallies her sisters to “better” their position—resulting in wild escapades, brushes with danger, and much hilarity.
  • Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 6, 2014)
    The vivacious Jacky Faber returns in the tenth tale in L. A. Meyer's Bloody Jack Adventures, a rip-roaring young adult series applauded for its alluring combination of adventure, romance, history, and humor. Once again under the thumb of British Intelligence, Jacky is sent to Spain to spy for the Crown during the early days of the nineteenth-century Peninsular War. She finds herself in the company of guerrilla freedom fighters, poses for the famous artist Goya, runs with the bulls, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a caravan of gypsies . . . all while hoping to one day reunite with her beloved Jaimy Fletcher.
  • The Jack Blank Collection: The Accidental Hero; The Secret War; The End of Infinity

    Matt Myklusch

    Paperback (Aladdin, Aug. 6, 2013)
    The complete Jack Blank trilogy, which Publishers Weekly calls a “no-holds-barred adventure,” is now available in one collection!Delve into the story of Jack Blank, who could either be the savior of the Imagine Nation and the world beyond, or the biggest threat they’ve ever faced. And even Jack himself doesn’t know which he’ll turn out to be... This handsomely packaged boxed set includes paperback editions of The Accidental Hero, The Secret War, and The End of Infinity.
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  • In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 1, 2008)
    A 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. All of Jacky’s 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 rescuers.
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  • My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 24, 2010)
    The infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew. Inconceivable? Yes! The truth is she’s secretly forced to pose as an American dancer behind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets—all to save her dear friends. Then, in intrepid Jacky Faber style, she dons male clothing and worms her way into a post as galloper with the French army, ultimately leading a team of men to fight alongside the great Napoleon.
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  • Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life and Times of Jacky Faber

    L. A. Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 12, 2016)
    Jacky Faber is framed as passing confidential U.S. information to the British. Forced to flee Boston, she goes undercover as a governess for a prominent Puritan family. When outed by a nosy postmaster, she deserts the respectability of her position, dons a leotard and slippers, and poses as a Russian tightrope walker in a traveling circus. But the law soon catches up with her, and prospects do not look good. Through her many adventures, Jacky has always found the ingenuity to escape dire situations, but this time it looks like Puss in Boots has run out of lives . . . and her happily-ever-after will be cut short at the foot of the gallows.