And some scenes are a little violent.īut far worse is the ugly. Also, numerous references to drinking wine, brandy, ale, and rum are found. The bad is that the dialogue is liberally peppered with cursing (the “d” and “h” words), profanity (taking the Lord’s name in vain), and a lot of near-vulgar slang. The good is that the story is told in a very interesting and highly readable fashion with sympathetic characters. Will “The Deception” be found out? What will happen to Jacky if it does? Or will she even survive the battles? There are good, bad, and ugly in this book. Off they sail to the Caribbean Sea to chase pirates. Then Charlie gets killed, so she leaves the gang, dresses like a boy, calls herself Jacky Faber, and hires on The HMS Dolphin as a ship’s boy, along with Davy, Benjy, Tink, Willy, and Jaimy (James Emerson Fletcher). She was put out of their house and for some four or five years has been part of a gang of street urchins led by Rooster Charlie. It is 1797 in London, England, and thirteen-year-old Mary Faber’s father, mother, and little sister Penny have all died of the pestilence when Mary was eight. Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy (published in 2002 by Harcourt Children’s Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 215 Park Ave. No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review. Any books donated to Home School Book Review for review purposes are in turn donated to a library. Recommended reading level: Said to be for ages 12 and up, but I would say at least 16 and upĭisclosure: Many publishers and/or authors provide free copies of their books in exchange for an honest review without requiring a positive opinion. (1=nothing objectionable 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms 3=some cursing and/or profanity 4=a lot of cursing and/or profanity 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity) Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, republished in 2010

Book: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy

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