L. A. MEYER is the author of the Bloody Jack Adventures series, which has been praised for its spirited heroine and rousing sense of adventure.
"A swashbuckling saga with a decidedly unconventional heroine." --Booklist "Jacky is a wonderful character, full of high spirits, brains, and heart. . . . Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction and pirates." --SLJ --
Mary "Jacky" Faber, who masqueraded as a ship's boy in Bloody Jack (PW's starred review said, "Meyer evokes life in the 18th-century Royal Navy with Dickensian flair") returns to the seas, her followers will be delighted to know, after a stint as a landlubber in Curse of the Blue Tattoo. It's 1804, and Jacky, now 15, takes charge of a British warship, rising to the rank of privateer in Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
"A swashbuckling saga with a decidedly unconventional heroine." --Booklist "Jacky is a wonderful character, full of high spirits, brains, and heart. . . . Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction and pirates." --SLJ --
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