Title | : | Under the Jolly Roger |
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Author | : | L. A. Meyer |
Release | : | 2005-01-01 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Kids & Young Adults |
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1 | Under the Jolly Roger | L. A. Meyer |
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--Jacky boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned and soon she 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...eventually she is being called a pirate, and there's s price on her head! |