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| My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War (Bloody Jack Adventures) | 
 enlarge | Author: Louis A. Meyer
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 21972
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0152061878
EAN: 9780152061876
ASIN: 0152061878
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
The infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew. Inconceivable? Yes! The truth is she’s secretly forced to pose as an American dancer behind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets—all to save her dear friends. Then, in intrepid Jacky Faber style, she dons male clothing and worms her way into a post as galloper with the French army, ultimately leading a team of men to fight alongside the great Napoleon. In this sixth installment of the Bloody Jack Adventures series, love and war collide as the irrepressible Jacky Faber sets off on a daring adventure she vowed she’d never take.
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The Best Yet! August 22, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Mr. Meyer's books just keep getting better! This one, the 6th in the Bloody Jack series, is absolutely marvelous. What starts out to be a normal day for Jacky Faber ends up with her being captured yet again, and before you can even blink, the plot has thickened ten-fold, with the reappearance of Joseph Jared, Davy, and other characters. The guillotine, a classy cat-house in Paris, not to mention the great Napoleon Bonaparte, all come into Jacky's already complicated life. And as the subtitle suggests, both LOVE and WAR are intimately linked in this part of Jacky's story.
Naturally, the epilogue leaves the reader slightly suspended, already awaiting book 7 quite anxiously.
Do not be discouraged by the book's 400 something page count. What MLBH lacks for in pages, it makes up for in plot, drama, and classic Jacky-esque adventure.
It's a page-turner, to be sure.
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AMAZING-- The best one yet! August 23, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book was pretty much the best book of the entire series, hands down. It may be the shortest one, but it was certainly the most superior. I don't think I've ever had as many animated reactions as I did while reading a book as I did with this one. I was literally gasping, shouting, laughing, and squealing loudly with the turn of every page. I actually found myself tearing up at a few parts. Mr. Meyer, you are a GENIUS. The ending was completely unexpected and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sad to think that I have to wait another YEAR to find out what happens next. I really can't say anything more for fear of ruining it. I also just really don't have anything to say. I am rendered speechless.
Another Smash Hit! August 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The sixth installment of the Bloody Jack series, My Bonny Light Horseman, lives up to the high expectations of Jacky Faber fans. The brilliant L.A. Meyer continues to deliver a page turning, plot engrossing, swashbuckling, and landlubbing adventure! Those that are familiar with the series will be delighted to see old characters return and new ones added.
Those who are not familiar with Mr. Meyer's work will become instant fans after reading this adventure and will be compelled to start at the beginning of the series and read each novel in rapid succession, as there is no going back once you have discovered the extraordinarily diverting and endearing stories of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy, Midshipman, Fine Lady, Lily of the West, Soldier, and Spy!
Vive L'Empereur! Non. Vive Jacky Faber! Mais oui. October 1, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I finished reading MY BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN, the sixth book in the "Bloody Jack" series, a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to commenting on it. The other reviewers here have basically written about the plot and characters, so I won't repeat what has already been said.
In this tale of the further adventures and misadventures of our dear Miss Jacky, she finds herself again at the mercy of the Royal Navy's Intelligence Department. She is to be sent to spy on the Grand Army of Napoleon in France. Posing as Mademoiselle Jacqueline Ophelia Bouvier (Jacqui O.? H'mmm That sounds familiar for some reason.) a dancer/seductress/spy with Madame Pelletier's troupe "Les Petites Gamines" in Paris, and then as a Cadet courier with Napoleon's Grand Army in France and Germany, charged with training a squad of raw enlistees knicknamed "The Clodhoppers," since they are all clumsy farmboys. She again involves herself in many dangers and narrow escapes...all exciting and great fun. Jacqui/Jacky still dreams about her true love Jaimy Fletcher back in London, but is also interested in a handsome young French officer named Jean-Paul de Valdon. One reviewer here was disappointed that Jacky was being unfaithful to Jaimy. Au contraire...Jacky was just being herself, a young lady who happens to like the company of handsome young men who are attracted to her. She was and always will be a fun-loving flirt. But, as always, she retains her virtue and deep love for Jaimy.
I've already given away some of the story and will leave it up to the reader of this excellent novel to enjoy the whole book for himself. This is a wonderful novel in a marvelous series and I recommend it highly. Vive Jacky! Vive L. A. Meyer!
 Most disappointing in series August 27, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of the Bloody Jack books, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on My Bonny Light Horseman. Unfortunately, this book lacked the sparkle of it's predecessors. A lot of previous plots were re-hashed. There were men falling in love with Jacky and her pretty much cheating on Jaimy for no reason while he's back in London waiting for her. It also contained some confusing bits, such as why is Jacky staying in the French army as a spy when it's obvious that there is no information concerning an invasion of England? Especially since there are already British spies in the same place Jacky is sent to. It seems like new characters were underdeveloped and in general things went by too quickly without much development. After the last book, which was very different, exciting, and engaging, I was incredibly disappointed with the latest offering. I gave it three stars because I still love Jacky, and I hope the next in the series will give me reason to stick with her.
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