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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…
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Book Review: In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Historical, YA, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2008 In all of the places of the world where Jacky Faber felt that she might be safe, she considered the Lawson Peabody School for girls high on the list. Unfortunately, this is far from the case. Jacky and her schoolmates board a small ship for what’s supposed to be a day outing but quickly turns into the most dangerous adventure that Jacky’s ever experienced. What started out as a…
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YA Review: The Curse of the Blue Tattoo
The Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, historical, adventure, Audiobook Publisher: Graphia /Listen & Live Audio Publication Date: 2004 Jacky Faber is back! When we last left Miss Faber, her female identity had been discovered by the crew of the H.M.S. Dolphin, leaving her in the direst sort of situation for a young girl on a British Naval vessel. In order to keep her safe, they’ve imprisoned her in the brig and now the men in charge have a plan for her; they are going to drop her off at the Lawson Peabody School for girls in Boston. Jacky is, to say…
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Book Review: Pastor’s Wives by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
Genre: Dramatic Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: April 2013 Reviewed by Lori Twichell Ruthie Matters married a man from Wall Street. As a financial guru, her husband Jerry spent his life organizing people’s finances and building their businesses on firm financial principles. Then something happened. One day Jerry woke up and felt he’d been called by God to go into the ministry. Not like go work at a food pantry or help orphans. Like lead a church type ministry. Though Ruthie was boggled by the idea, she supported Jerry right into a mega-church that’s featured on every television, radio and print media possible. This was definitely not the life she expected.…
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Review: When Jesus Wept
Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: March 19, 2013 The shortest verse in the Bible is often quoted and sometimes bandied about. Jesus wept. It’s simple and sometimes can be put into odd context, but when really considered, it’s powerful. Living here amongst humanity with so much pain in front of him, and the Bible only mentions one time that Jesus wept. At the death of his friend, Lazarus. In this latest outing from powerhouse authors Brock and Bodie Thoene, that one verse is explored, examined, and brought together in a gorgeous story that outlines the beautiful relationship that might have occurred between Lazarus and…
