The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay (Bloody Jack Adventures)
In the Bloody Jack Adventure series’ eighth book, Jacky arrives in London full of hope but soon finds herself convicted of piracy and sent on a women’s prison ship bound for the penal colony in Australia. Meanwhile, her longtime betrothed, Jaimy, plots a mutiny aboard a ship bearing male convicts to the same destination. Jacky shows some of the cultural insensitivity of her times when she briefly explores India, but Meyer knows how to spin an exciting yarn, particularly on the high seas. Fans will enjoy watching this irrepressible and decidedly uninhibited heroine make the best of yet another seemingly hopeless predicament. Grades 8-11. --Carolyn Phelan