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Bloody Jack being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy

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. T...

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Main Author: Meyer, L. A. 1942-
Other Authors: Kellgren, Katherine.
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language: English
Published: Union City : Listen & Live Audio, Inc., 2007.
Edition: Unabridged.
Series: Bloody Jack Adventure.
Subjects:
Bloody Jack (Fictitious character) > Young adult fiction.
Downloadable audio books.
Sea stories > Young adult.
Historical fiction.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
Summary: 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...
Item Description: Unabridged.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (6 audio files) : digital
Playing Time: 07::2:2:
Format: Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 207467 KB).
Audience: Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 12
ISBN: 9781593163709
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.

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