Under the Jolly Roger
Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber.
A pirate at heart, unlikely heroine Jacky Faber returns to the sea in a truly swashbuckling tale filled with good humor, wit, and courage.
After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston—under dire circumstances, of course—she boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea. She thwarts the lecherous advances of a crazy captain, rallies the sailors to her side, and ultimately gains command of a ship in His Majesty's Royal Navy. But Jacky's adventures don't end there...
About the Bloody Jack Series
Books in series order
- 1.Bloody Jack(2002)
- 2.Curse of the Blue Tattoo(2004)
- 3.Under the Jolly Roger(2005)
- 4.In the Belly of the Bloodhound(2006)
- 5.Mississippi Jack(2007)
- 6.My Bonny Light Horseman(2008)
- 7.Rapture of the Deep(2009)
- 8.The Wake of the Lorelei Lee(2010)
- 9.The Mark of the Golden Dragon(2011)
- 10.Viva Jacquelina!(2012)
- 11.Boston Jacky(2013)
- 12.Wild Rover No More(2014)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
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 just one catch: Jacky is really 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...