num_pages: 304
description: Reduced to begging and stealing in the streets of London, a 13-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.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. . . .
language: English
title: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
titlecomplete: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy (Bloody Jack, #1)
characters: James Emerson "Jaimy" Fletcher, Jacky Faber, Davy Jones
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Teen, Young Adult, Romance, Pirates, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 26279
series: Bloody Jack
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Georgia Peach Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Odyssey Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Turtleback Books