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Under the Jolly Roger being an account of the further nautical adventures of Jacky Faber

In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Orlando : Harcourt, c2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	A Bloody Jack adventure ; #03
Subjects:	Bloody Jack (Fictitious character) > Young adult fiction. Sea stories > Young adult. Orphans > Young adult fiction. Sex role > Young adult fiction. Pirates > Young adult fiction. Seafaring life > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.
Item Description:	Sequel to: Curse of the blue tattoo.
Physical Description:	518 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience:	Ages 12 and up.
ISBN:	015205345X (hardcover) 9780152058739
Author Notes:	L. A. Meyer was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1942. He received a B.A. in English literature from the University of Florida in Gainesville and soon after, enlisted in the U.S. Navy for a four year-stint. He worked as a social worker and then published two picture books, The Gypsy Bears and The Clean Air and Peaceful Contentment Dirigible Airline, before receiving his M.F.A. in painting from Boston University in 1973. He taught high school art in Massachusetts for seven years and then left to open art and design shops. His first novel for young readers, Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy, was published in 2002. It became the first book in the Bloody Jack Adventure series. He died from Hodgkin's lymphoma on July 29, 2014 at the age of 71. (Bowker Author Biography)