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| Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack Adventures) | 
 enlarge | Author: L. A. Meyer
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 97980
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.9 x 2
ISBN: 0152060030
EAN: 9780152060039
ASIN: 0152060030
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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The intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, British soldiers, and other scoundrels along the way. Will Jacky's carelessness and impulsive actions ultimately cause her beloved Jaimy to be left in her wake? Bold, daring, and downright fun, Jacky Faber proves once again that with resilience and can-do spirit, she can wiggle out of any scrape . . . well, almost.
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 From London waif to riverboat queen August 18, 2007
31 out of 33 found this review helpful
Mary "Jacky" Faber -- from homeless waif to ship's boy in the British navy, pirate, serving girl, lady in training, actress, musician, privateer, slave -- and now, riverboat queen.
If you recall the end of "In the Belly of the Bloodhound," the fourth book in Jacky's ongoing series of adventures set in the early 19th century, our heroine had escaped the clutches of vile slavers and sailed her captured ship back to Boston when, just as she disembarked with her schoolmates in triumph, she found herself arrested for crimes against the English crown. But, while Jacky has spent her fair share of time as a captive on both land and sea, it rarely proves easy to hold her -- and, soon enough, and in the wake of a massive riot in her name, Jacky is fleeing Boston for the relative safety of the inland United States.
I was a little worried at the onset of "Mississippi Jack" that a journey down a river wouldn't afford our plucky young heroine with enough opportunities for mischief and adventure. But not to worry, for author Louis A. Meyer has Jacky's fate well in hand. Jacky, for all the many years of experience under her petticoats -- when she wears them, the scamp -- has grown no wiser nor more sedate. She is an endless source of entertainment; she is brassy, clever, immodest, bold, flighty, romantic, impulsive, loyal, commanding and downright fun.
This chapter in her growing life's story draws on a wealth of riverboat lore, from tent revivals to floating casinos. There are noble savages and fierce Indian raiders, treacherous British agents, trappers and traders, slaves and slavers, whores, pirates and thieves. Jacky rises to the top of it all, like cream on milk, and this book, like its predecessors, leaves you wanting more. I'm happy to hear that Meyer is already hard at work on the next chapter in Faber's exciting saga.
by Tom Knapp, Rambles.N E T editor
 Maybe not my favorite Jacky adventure, but still a welcome addition August 31, 2007
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is the fifth book in the Bloody Jack Adventures. (After: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy, Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady (Bloody Jack Adventures), Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures), and In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures))
When we last left Jacky she was steps away from being reunited with Jaimy- and then she was about to be arrested. Somehow, Jacky always seems to land on her feet though, so don't be worried. Before long, and with the help of a few friends, she's escaped and is now captain of a riverboat. Despite many obstacles (and really you have to feel bad for the poor guy) Jaimy is always just a little bit behind her.
A couple of new characters appear, including a card shark, a Reverend, Native Americans, slaves, and British soldiers- all of whom seem to eventually surrender to Jacky's charms. But along with these new characters come a couple of old villains. Will Jacky manage to evade them? Will she eventually be reunited with Jaimy? You'll have to read to find out!
Another rousing Jacky Faber adventure... September 21, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
In this, the 5th novel in the picaresque/historical fiction series about the adventures/misadventures of the irrepressible Jacky Faber, we see our heroine again narrowly escaping transport back to England to be hanged for piracy. Jacky then begins another rousing adventure tale as she travels west to the Allegheny-Ohio-Mississippi Rivers on her way to New Orleans, meeting characters along the way that sound like they could have come from the pens of Mark twain, James Fenimore Cooper, and George MacDonald Fraser. She meets and shelters a runaway slave named Solomon (just like Twain's Huck Finn and Jim), a free-spirited backwoodsman and a Shawnee, Lightfoot Bumpus & Chee-a-quat, (Cooper's Natty "Leatherstocking" Bumppo & the Mohican Chingachgook), Royal Navy Lieutenant Flashby and Captain Richard Lord Allen (sharing the good and bad traits of Fraser's anti-heroic rogue Harry Flashman). The author, Louis A. Meyer, throws in the "Larger Than Life" Mike Fink of American Folklore and many other interesting (albeit flawed) folks. Jacky seems to have a knack for getting into trouble and thoroughly loves the attention she receives (except for the rough handling, imprisonment, and tar and feathering parts, that is). All in all, this is one heck of an exciting riverboat ride and the most rollicking Jacky Faber escapade yet. I highly recommend this and the other books in the series.
Best series going! September 7, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
While everyone else was waiting for the last Harry Potter book, the new Stephenie Meyer book, the new Christopher Paolini book, this is the one that I was highly anticipating. The Bloody Jack series has to be the best series going, bar none, including a couple of my other favorites, like Connelly's Harry Bosch and Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan. Of course, this is historical fiction, not mystery or fantasy, so perhaps it's not fair to compare them.
But L. A. Meyer is an outstanding storyteller. These are the kinds of books you want to last and never end, but you cannot stop reading. Meyer mixes up past and present tense, straight narrative with letters and journals, but it all blends seamlessly.
I just finished the book a couple days ago, and right now I consider it the best book I've read this year. It has everything - adventure, history, romance, tragedy, excitement, violence, sentimentality, pathos, and all in the guise of "young adult" fiction.
Since most of this book takes place along the Mississippi (and Ohio) Rivers, it's hard not to think of a later writer, Mark Twain, in the same territory, and I think Twain would've liked Jacky Faber and her adventures. There are certainly echoes of Huck and Jim's story in this book, and Meyer does justice to these themes. The book is set in 1806 (one year before Britain outlawed slavery, just three years after the Louisiana Purchase) and Meyer illuminates the times wonderfully.
I have a friend in his sixties who loves these books and gives them as presents to his nieces and nephews, as well as his mother, who also loves the series (she's in her eighties). Start with Bloody Jack, the first book, and you too will be hooked.
 As a Parent - This Story is NOT for Kids September 7, 2007
6 out of 46 found this review helpful
It's no wonder that our society is heading in the direction that it is when we have 12 - 16 year olds reading books like these and getting all kinds of ideas from them.
I read this book cover to cover. L.A. Meyer is a gifted writer and his heroine Jacky Faber is crafty, sassy, and able to get herself out of many scrapes. However, this story is not for kids. It's an adult historical fiction novel disguised as Young Adult because the heroine is sixteen years old.
In this story Jacky (although a virgin and committed to staying one until marriage to Jaimy, her fiance) is constantly under the threat of rape, has an affair with another man, and has dalliances with lesbians in New Orleans. She makes fun of "religious" people and the author makes a special effort to portray these characters as stupid and inept.
Now, this may all be based upon reality and makes for honest historical fiction, but it is not appropriate for teenage girls to be reading. I know, because I was one, and Judy Blume's "Forever" has nothing on this.
I am 35 now and as an adult I can discern the good things from the story, and ignore the bad things. However, a young girl in her formative years, with less discernment, is going to have a lot of thoughts rushing through her head with this series, and seeds planted that can bear highly questionable fruit.
My recommendation, as a parent, is to avoid this series at all costs, and warn your friends about it too.
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