Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer

Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer is an entertaining story for young adults about Jack Faber, one of the assistants on HMS Dolphin. Jack participates in the duties of a ship's boy, and even kills a pirate to save a shipmate!

The one problem with all of this, is that Jack's real name is actually Mary. And Jack is actually a girl. Will she be a successful sailor, and will she keep her real identity secret from her friends and shipmates? The story is exciting and plausible. There are some PG-13 moments, and the story isn't something that parents would want their kids reading without previewing the book first. But it is exciting for adults and older kids. Readers will find themselves cheering for Jackie, her friends, and the rest of their shipmates as they go from adventure to adventure, with Jackie all the time keeping her real identity hidden from everyone! (Almost.)