Title: Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack #1)
Subtitle: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
Description: 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.
Subjects: Orphans, Seafaring life, Sea stories, Pirates, Fiction, Children's fiction, Sailing, fiction, Girls, fiction
Time periods: 1797, 18th century