Middle School Library - Book Reviews

With her parents dead and nowhere to go, Mary Faber ends up with a street gang. When the leader of the gang dies, Mary disguises herself as a boy and becomes a ship’s boy on an English Navy ship. Befriending the other ship boys, Mary, who changed her name to Jacky, ends up going through the life of being a girl on a ship full of men. Of course, she has no time for that while dealing with pirates and the fact that she is falling for one of the ship boys named Jamie. Does Jacky ever end up telling Jamie who she really is? Will her true identity be discovered or will the pirates get her first? Find out by reading Bloody Jack.

This story really kept you wanting more. It brought you back to England in the 1800s, and showed you what life was like on a ship back then. I did not want to put this book down and was very sorry when it ended. Bloody Jack is a great book for anyone who likes history, adventure, suspense, and stories about the ocean.

Submitted by: Jenna Callaway