|a Seafaring life |0 |v Juvenile fiction. And she must use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret.
There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. |a Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-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. |a Originally published: New York : Harcourt Children's Publishing, 2002. |a 289 pages : |b illustrations |c 21 cm.
|a Bloody Jack : |b being an account of the curious adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy / |c L.A.
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