Bloody jack adventures 12 book series kindle edition. Being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of jacky faber bloody jack adventures book 4 ebook. After leaving the lawson peabody school for young girls in boston under dire circumstances, of course jacky boards a whaling ship bound for london, where. The series ends with the 2014 novel wild rover no more. Meyer 19422014 was a painter and an author of childrens books, best known for his young adult historical novels in the jacky faber adventure series, also known as the bloody jack series. Bloody jack is a series of nine young adult novels by l. Meyer is an american author of young adult historical fiction, namely his bloody jack adventure series. You know how it is when you have a good book and you cant put it down, well these books make me keep driving so i can keep listening. After leaving the lawson peabody school for young girls in bostonunder dire circumstances, of course jacky boards a whaling ship bound for london, where she hopes to find her beloved jaimy. It is centered on an orphaned girl in london in the early 19th century. Bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l.
Meyers books in order of when they were originally published. Discover a book series as satisfying to the reader as a newly. The gypsy bears illustrated childrens book 1971 bloody jack series. For the first ten years of her life, she lived with her parents and her younger sister, penny, who was seven years. Bloody jack season 1 audiobook please click subscribe button if you want more video. In mississippi jack, the fifth installment in the bloody jack series, the intrepid jacky faber, having once again eluded british authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of america. Are there any other books similar to bloody jack by l. Based around an orphan named mary faber, they chronicle her progress from 19th century era london as she joins a street gang. Begin this adventurous and suspenseful series with the inaugural bloody jack novels.
Download and read online for free bloody jack by l a meyer. The bloody jack adventures began in 2002 with the novel bloody jack. Once again under the thumb of british intelligence, jacky is sent to spain to spy for the crown during the early days of the 19thcentury peninsular war. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie home facebook.
Jackie gradually becomes an expert at identifying key people and winning their sympathy. The book was published posthumously in november 2014. The complete series list for bloody jack adventures l. Bloody jack, the curse of the blue tattoo, and under the jolly roger. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide meyer, l. Fall in love with mary jacky faber as her life leaps off the page. Bloody jack adventure has 12 entries in the series. They are best read in order as each book picks up where the last left off. It also references several other characters first introduced in the curse of the blue tattoo.
Meyer january 1, 1942 july 29, 2014, was a maine author. Create an account and send a request for reading to other users on the webpage of the book. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, sh. In the third book of the bloody jack series, unlikely heroine jacky faber, a pirate at heart, returns to the sea in a truly swashbuckling tale filled with good humour, wit, and courage.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. These people are making a petition to make the best book series into a movie. Meyers readers including myself are going to be very upset. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for. 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. Mary faber started off life in as the eldest daughter in a middleclass family in london.
In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Mary jacky faber is the protagonist of the bloody jack series. Bloody jack audiobooks listen to the full series audible. This story stars one of jackaroes supporting cast, a schoolgirl by the name of elspeth, first introduced in the 4th book. Seventh grade brought me the beginning of robert jordans the wheel of time series. Jackys second worst nightmare as a ships boy in bloody jack, as stripping for a lashing will reveal her true gender.
Meyer is the acclaimed writer of the bloody jack adventures series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of london to become an adventurer of the highest order. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of 18thcentury london. Then i started a book club and it came back in full force. Bloody jack adventureseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, and a gallery owner. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber 2010, in the belly of the bloodhound. 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. He also wrote two childrens picture books and was a painter. Jan 03, 2019 join me on this series as we discuss each of the 12 books.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Originally written and posted to the bloody jack boards over halloween 2011. I made it into mississippi jack, the 5th book, but im getting annoyed by a few things in the series. Bloody jack adventure has 25 entries in the series. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west 2007. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of. High school and college introduced me to the classics and to history. Edmund standinginthemoor in north allerton, in the northern part of england. He was born in pennsylvania, and his father was a us army office, so he spent much of his childhood moving around with his family. Jtomassetti in british english from the mid 1700s to the 1920 the adjective bloody was considered to be strongly obscene like the fword is now. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, curse of the blue tattoo. The vivacious jacky faber return in the 10th tale in l.
Damned if i know, says davy, carelessly, but he saunters over to a sailor what is curlin rope into a coil on the deck. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bloody jack series. Bloody jack adventures fanfiction archive fanfiction. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west by l. 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 misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady. Being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of jacky faber 4 bloody jack adventures paperback may 1, 2008. Meyer 19422014 was the acclaimed writer of the bloody jack adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of london to become an adventurer of the highest order. This is the first book in the bloody jack series and all are good. The author is wonderful and i love the many voicesdialects of katherine kellgren. He got the idea for his jacky faber character when he was listening to. Being an account of the misadventures of jacky faber, midshipman and fine lady, under the jolly roger. Meyer, the bloody jack series is a popular line of book set within the young adult historical genre.
The story is continued in curse of the blue tattoo, under the jolly roger. Aug 27, 2017 bloody jack season 1 audiobook please click subscribe button if you want more video. An educated orphan girl escapes her life of crime on the squalid streets of 1801 london by disguising herself as a boy on a british warship, where she experiences adventure and romance while persevering against injustice and inequality. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy bloody jack adventures book 1 by l. 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. Bloody jack 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. I will not say anything regarding what happens in the rest of the series but i will say they will keep the reader enthralled as mary shares her life and her many adventures. Being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of jacky faber. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber, and several more. In this adventure the ladies of the lawson peabody school for young girls are abducted by a notorious slaver in the guise of a pleasureboat captain. Romance, adventure, drama, and a heroine that makes you alternately cheer and wish to throttle her. Read bloody jack being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l.
He wrote childrens books for little, brown in the 70s. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy by l. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy is a historical novel by l. Like the first two book in the series many adventures come to jacky. Discover a book series as satisfying to the reader as a. Meyer, was a well known author who has written bloody jack series. It dont matter what i say, another pint of ale is shoved in my fist and i stick my nose in the foam and drink some of it, but i give the rest to jaimy, and he passes it off to willy, who seems to be swallowing up everything in sight, a growin boy is our willy. Instead, jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas. Being an account of the further nautical adventures of jacky faber, and. After leaving the lawson peabody school for young girls in bostonunder dire circumstances, of course jacky boards a whaling ship bound for london, where. Meyers bloody jack adventures in order of when the books were originally published which is also their chronological order.
There she tricks the talltale hero mike fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casinoshowboat, and heads south to new orleans, battling murderous bandits, british. Hey, davy, i says, all bluff and hearty and offhand, where does a cove take a leak in this ark. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenthcentury london. My reading disappeared for several years when i had a child. 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. I enjoyed the misadventures that jacky was always getting into, and i liked how she was smart and intuitive.
Meyer was born in the year 1942 in johnston, pennsylvania but spent most of his life in corea, maine. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy 2002. Join me on this series as we discuss each of the 12 books. Being an account of a particularly peculiar adventure in the life of jacky faber 2006. Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of jacky faber, midshipman, fine lady, and lily of the west 2007, under the jolly roger. Both jacky and clarissa get lashes in book 4 and jaimy takes his licks in book 8. Bloody jack is a a rollicking good time, a colorful yarn with a lively protagonist and a boatload of action. Make bloody jack adventures into a movie 409 likes. Being an account of the curious adventures of mary jacky faber, ships boy, published in 2002. Bloody jack by l a meyer at the best online ebook storage. Life as a ships boy aboard hms dolphin is a dream come true for jacky faber. See more ideas about jack tattoo, ballet clothes and percy and annabeth. This was a great installment of bloody jack adventures. 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.