Meyer, L.A._Bloody Jack._Harcourt, 2002 [0-15-216731-5]
Jacky is an orphan surviving by living with a gang in
London. She decides to disguise herself as a boy and sign up
as a ship boy on a departing warship off in search of
pirates. She is in constant fear of being found out. One
night a mean shipmate tries to rape her and is so surprised
that "he" is a girl, Jack is able to stab him and push him
overboard. She gets the nickname of "Bloody Jack" when she
kills a pirate and returns to the ship with a blood-covered
sword. Then she starts falling in love with another of the
ship's boys who fears he is becoming a sodomite because he
likes Jacky. When she starts bleeding, she is concerned and
nearly goes to the ship doctor but then it stops. When they
land she asks a prostitute about it and finds out about that
and the ways of men. This 278 page book is not your usual
girl-pretending-to-be-boy book. While there is nothing
descriptive, there are plenty of sexual references (as I
mentioned above.) It is a great adventure with plenty of sea
battles which holds the reader right to the interesting end.
*****
Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ 07860
fmuller@tellurian.net
My book comments are compiled at:
http://www.halsted.org/br.htm
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