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Review: Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer
Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Historical, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 10, 2013 Jacky’s back in Boston and things are more riotous than ever. Literally. With Jacky continuing to bring more and more of her Irish buddies into Boston with her shipping company, the locals aren’t very happy. And the women’s temperance league is on the roll. Guess who is at the top of their hit list?? Yeah. Jacky doesn’t make good impressions on groups that are conservative in nature. And on top of that, where’s Jaimy? He’s not with Chopstick Charlie anymore. He’s in Boston. But Jacky doesn’t even know that! The two…
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Book Review: The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Historical, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers and Listen and Live Audio Publication Date: October 2011 What happens when Jacky Faber gets control of her own ship, paid by the East India Trading Company and Jaimy is also the captain of his own vessel? If you’ve read any of the previous Bloody Jack adventures, you know chaos is always hovering around the horizon for Jacky Faber. This time, the…
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Book Review: The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, historical, adventure, Audiobook Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: April 17, 2012 Her own ship. Commissioned and completely outfitted to her specifications, the Lorelei Lee is everything that Jacky Faber had ever dreamed she’d want in her own ship. She’s even got a figurehead for the ship that’s been carved from…herself! Yup. Anyone who sees this ship knows that it belongs to Jacky Faber when they see an image of her hanging on the front in full,…
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Book Review: Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy
Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Historical, YA, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 24, 2010 Jacky is getting married! Finally she’s in the same place as Jaimy and she’s got the time and people who are able to help her set it up and PHEW! She’s going to be Mrs. James Emerson Fletcher. WOO HOO! Except…. As Jacky is preparing to come down the aisle, she’s snatched up a by a group of men and dragged out of her wedding! Yeah. I know. Guess who it is? The British government! Seriously, no matter what continent she’s on the girl just cannot get a break. So this…
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Book Review: My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War
Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Historical, YA, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 24, 2010 Is it possible? Could the infamous Jack Faber really be dead? Say it isn’t so! With a crew of men who would gladly follow her into the bowels of hell, Jacky was captured and taken to a French prison where she was found guilty of treason. In full view of those same men who would gladly lay down their lives for her, she was beheaded. Even her beloved Jaimy lay near death. Was this really the end of Jacky’s adventures? Not even close. Through the manipulation of the British government, Jacky’s…
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Book Review: Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West
Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West by L.A. Meyer Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Historical, YA, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2010 You would think that at this point, Jacky Faber had done nearly everything that a teenage girl could do in the mid-1800’s. She’s captained a ship, joined a British naval crew, fallen in love, attended a girl’s finishing school, rescued herself from pirates…it’s hard to imagine that she’d have more adventures left. But then again, it’s Jacky. It’s hard to picture her ever slowing down. This time she’s…
