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| In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures) | 
 enlarge | Author: L. A. Meyer
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books/ Harcourt Young Adult Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 353339
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0152055576
EAN: 9780152055578
ASIN: 0152055576
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Product Description
The British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, and so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low. But laying low isn't in the cards for a spunky lass who finds trouble even when she's not looking for it. A school outing goes awry as Jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into the hold of the Bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the Barbary Coast. All of Jacky's ingenuity, determination, and plain old good luck will be put to the test as she rallies her classmates to fight together to avoid being sold on the auction block in this new installment of the Bloody Jack Adventures.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Jacky is Back! As mischievous as ever...bless her! October 5, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This, the fourth "Bloody Jack" Adventure, is filled with action and derring-do and cliffhanging episodes just like the three earlier novels. Not only is she wanted for piracy by the British Admiralty and sentenced to be hanged when caught, Jacky now has to use her wits and seafaring experience to save not only herself but all of the young ladies of the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls of Boston (where she has been hiding out) from the clutches of the savage crew of a slaver called "The Bloodhound." The girls had been treacherously kidnapped from a small island near Boston while on a class outting and imprisoned in the ship's hold bound for North Africa where they are to be sold on the auction block as slaves. The girls suffer terribly in captivity and Jacky rallies them to her, though some, like her arch-nemesis Clarissa Worthington Howe, do so very reluctantly, and makes plans to escape their fate. Many obstacles get in the way and Jacky is often thwarted in her schemes by friend and foe alike. It's a rollicking good tale and a real page turner. Even if you have not read the previous books about Jacky this book can stand alone. Your interest in reading more of Jacky's adventures will definitely be piqued after reading In the Belly of the Bloodhound. Keep it up Mr. Meyer!
Fantastic January 16, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I picked up the first Bloody Jack book just a month ago and could not put it down, it was that good. This is the second book in the series and I couldn't put it down either. It continues straight from where the first book ended so there isn't a feeling that you missed something in between. The book is highly entertaining and fun to read as we follow Jacky Faber through her time at the Lawson Peabody School for young ladies... and we all know that Jacky Faber AIN'T close to bein' a lady. I highly recommend this book and the others in the series:
Book 1: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventure of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
Book 2: Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, and Fine Lady
Book 3: Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
Book 4: In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of the Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber
"In the Belly of the Bloodhound" September 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"This series just keeps on getting better. Put me down as fully absorbed with the characters -- not just Jacky Faber, but the headmistress Miranda Pimm and Clarissa and Espeth and so many more. Growing up couldn't be more adventurous then depicted in this series, of which "In the Belly of the Bloodhound" is the latest and best yet of the four published so far. It is all-hands-on-deck action. I've loved all four books. Bring on No. 5!"
Dave Lawrence Jr.
Coral Gables, Fla.
 Really Good But Missing Something.... September 29, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found myself waiting and checking my mail box impatiently everyday after I found I was going to receive this book. I must say that as soon as I received it I tore open the box. Well it's safe to say that I started reading it as soon as I laid my hands on it. I do have to say this... it's still a really good book, but I find something lacking in it. It maybe there are no more 'big' romances in it. Those I always find entertaining or the fact that it all takes place in Boston or in the ship. I think I would have liked them to escape and make it to an exotic port or such. But oh well... Anyway I really did enjoy this book the reason it got only 4 stars was that I felt it lacked something that the other Bloody Jack's had. I still love it and look forward eagerly to the next book...
Once again, Jacky Faber kicks pirate booty... October 15, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of the Jacky Faber series -- just like everyone else who has discovered these awesome books by L.A. Meyer. I've read every one of Meyer's previous books, and loved all of them. Each time, I figured there was absolutely no way he could top the previous one. And each time, I'm stunned to find that he has. 'In the Belly of the Bloodhound' is no different. Once again, Meyer has written a heck of a story that's even better than his last. Like all the others, 'In the Belly of the Bloodhound' was an incredibly fast read -- a book that I could not put down. It's entertaining and definitely won't put you to sleep like some other 'teen' books assigned in school. I have no doubt that this book is headed for a blockbuster movie, once Hollywood discovers Jacky Faber. I'm sure actresses will be lining up to play her. In the meantime, I'm hoping L.A. Meyer is back home writing his next pirate tale. Aye, Cap'n, he's good as gold.
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