Rapture of the deep : being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, soldier, sailor, mermaid, spy

Format:

Book

Title:

Rapture of the deep : being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, soldier, sailor, mermaid, spy

Author:

Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-

ISBN:

9780152065010

9780547551203

Publication Information:

Boston : Harcourt, 2009.

Physical Description:

454 pages ; 22 cm

Series title(s):

Bloody Jack adventure.

Summary:

In 1806, star-crossed lovers Jacky Faber and Jaimy Fletcher are kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission--this time to search for sunken Spanish gold off the Florida coast.

Reading Level:

Young Adult.

970 Lexile.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader 5.9.

Reading Counts! 7.6.

Subject(s):

Adventure stories.

Spy stories.

Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction.

Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction.

Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction.

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Spies -- Fiction.

Seafaring life -- Fiction.

Buried treasure -- Fiction.

Kidnapping -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Caribbean Area -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Caribbean Area -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Caribbean Area -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.

Caribbean Area -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.

Genre:

Action and adventure fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Salem Main Library	TEEN FICTION Meyer, L.	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stayton Public Library	TEEN MEYER	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

On the very day that Jacky Faber is to wed her true love, she is kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission--this time to search for sunken Spanish gold. But when Jacky is involved, things don't always go as planned.

Jacky has survived battles on the high seas, the stifling propriety of a Boston finishing school, and even confinement in a dank French prison. But no adventure has quite matched her opportunistic street-urchin desires--until now.

Author Notes

L. A. Meyer was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1942. He received a B.A. in English literature from the University of Florida in Gainesville and soon after, enlisted in the U.S. Navy for a four year-stint. He worked as a social worker and then published two picture books, The Gypsy Bears and The Clean Air and Peaceful Contentment Dirigible Airline, before receiving his M.F.A. in painting from Boston University in 1973.

He taught high school art in Massachusetts for seven years and then left to open art and design shops. His first novel for young readers, Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy, was published in 2002. It became the first book in the Bloody Jack Adventure series. He died from Hodgkin's lymphoma on July 29, 2014 at the age of 71.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 7-9-High-spirited Jacky Faber is back. It's 1806 and she is finally set to marry her true love, Jaimy Fletcher. However, on the very day of the wedding she is taken into the custody of the British Royal Navy and forced to help find a lost treasure onboard a Spanish ship that sank off the coast of the Florida Keys. This involves exploring the shipwreck in a diving bell. Pirates and various other shady characters get wind of the plan and are determined to claim the treasure for themselves. Jacky and her crew also take time to explore the exotic port of Havana, where she performs in a nightclub and engages in cock fighting. As with other entries in this series, this one has plenty of action and adventure. Jacky is 16 going on 36 and possesses astounding and varied skills. She can captain a ship and crew, swim and dive expertly, and perform surgery. She taunts and teases every man she meets and seems not to care about running around naked or half-naked in front of them. There is much sexual innuendo and an attempted rape scene. The secondary characters seem to be little more than cardboard cutouts, especially the pirates. Fans of the series will eat this title up, but for a better-drawn heroine in a historical adventure, try Jennifer Holm's excellent "Boston Jane" series (HarperCollins).-Kristen Oravec, Flint Hill Middle School, Oakton, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Decked out in a white, lacy wedding gown and headed for the church, Jacky is seized by the British Navy and sent on a dangerous dual mission: first, to spy on the Spanish in the Caribbean and, second, to locate the remains of a treasure ship sunk some 75 years earlier and retrieve its gold and jewels for the Crown. Meyer weaves details of 19th-century history, lore, and ballads into a fast-paced and often amusing swashbuckler. Fans of the Bloody Jack Adventure series will relish the latest escapades of this high-spirited and decidedly unconventional heroine.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2009 Booklist