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| Original Title: | Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West |
| ISBN: | 0152060030 (ISBN13: 9780152060039) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Bloody Jack #5 |
| Characters: | Jacky Faber, James Emerson "Jaimy" Fletcher, John Higgins, Katy Deere, Lightfoot Bumpass, Lord Richard Allen, Mike Fink, Yancy Beauregard Cantrell, Matthew Hawkes, Nathaniel Hawkes, Honeysuckle Rose Sweet, Tupelo Honey Sweet, Clementine Amaryllis Jukes, Cloe Abyssinia Cantrell, James McNeil Tanner, Mam'selle Claudelle de Bour-bon |
L.A. Meyer
Hardcover | Pages: 611 pages Rating: 4.19 | 7951 Users | 522 Reviews
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| Title | : | Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack #5) |
| Author | : | L.A. Meyer |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 611 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2007 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published August 13th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Adventure. Fiction. Pirates |
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The intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, British soldiers, and other scoundrels along the way. Will Jacky's carelessness and impulsive actions ultimately cause her beloved Jaimy to be left in her wake? Bold, daring, and downright fun, Jacky Faber proves once again that with resilience and can-do spirit, she can wiggle out of any scrape . . . well, almost.Rating About Books Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack #5)
Ratings: 4.19 From 7951 Users | 522 ReviewsColumn About Books Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack #5)
Nothing better than listening to a Jacky Faber adventure in the car!Yeesh. I'm afraid this is my last Bloody Jack adventure. As the series has progressed I've realized the author has the same plot mechanics repeated over and over again, ad nauseum. In the last couple books I realized this, and held the opinion that it was of no consequence, and that the story was still engaging. Oh how wrong I was. The heroine (who really is a bit dimwitted considering how many times she is captured) is confronted with capture, followed by rescue, followed by worst-timing-ever,
This was, by far, my favorite of the Jacky Faber books thus far. Part of that could have been because the book takes place (a large part of it at least) around the Western Pennsylvania area where I grew up. Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and other locales are beautifully described in this story even though some harm does come to our favorite characters in these places the author nailed the era and location perfectly. (As well he should since he grew up in PA himself.) I was absolutely delighted to
While I love this series and I will always find myself attached to L.A. Meyer's delightful characters, this book is where the series goes down in quality, in my opinion. A few of the new characters, such as Fink, come across as two-dimensional and over-ridiculous. The language is often unnecessarily crude, and when all else fails in the plot, Jacky can sing a tune and everything will be fine again. There are a few ridiculous rabbit trails that took away from the main storyline, such as Jacky
Another wild and wonderful adventure with Miss Jacky Faber! Here Jacky is on the run from the British (again/still!) for the bounty so unfairly placed upon her spunky blond head. Her journey this time takes her "out west" to the frontier (in early 1800s sense of the word, i.e., Ohio. Ever in love with ships and the water, it is inevitable that Jacky will soon be floating along the Mississippi River and Jacky's flair for the dramatic is put to good use on a show-boat of her very own making. But,
Jacky Faber strikes again! The book opens as Jacky and the other girls from Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls return to Boston harbor after defeating the slavers who captured them and were shipping them to North Africa to be sold into slavery (see In the Belly of the Bloodhound). But just as she is about to disembark, Jackie is captured by the British who will take her back to England to be tried and hanged as a pirate.Of course, Jackie escapes. She steals the flatboat that belongs to
This is a review of the audio book. I usually listen to these in the car and as people drive past me, they see a crazy middle aged woman laughing her head off as she's driving. Really, if you are suffering from road rage, start listening to this series. You'll find all sorts of excuses to drive around, just to listen to the many exploits of Jacky Faber. Well, I got sick of paying the ridiculous prices for gas in my neck of the woods so I decided to listen to Jacky's story on my MP3 player
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