Viva Jacquelina! : being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, over the hills and far away

Format:

Book

Title:

Viva Jacquelina! : being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, over the hills and far away

Author:

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

ISBN:

9780547763507

9780544234390

Publication Information:

Boston : Harcourt, 2012.

Physical Description:

360 pages ; 22 cm.

Series title(s):

Bloody Jack adventure ;

Number in series:

10.

Summary:

Still yearning to be reunited with her beloved Jaimy, Jacky Faber continues to collect intelligence for the Crown as she leads guerrilla attacks against Napoleon's forces, poses for the artist Francisco Goya, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a gypsy caravan.

Reading Level:

Young Adult.

Subject(s):

Sex role -- Juvenile fiction.

Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction.

Sex role -- Fiction.

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.

Spies -- Fiction.

Seafaring life -- Fiction.

Europe -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Juvenile fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fiction.

Europe -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Europe -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Juvenile fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fiction.

Europe -- History -- 1789-1815 -- Fiction.

Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Fiction.

Genre:

Action and adventure fiction.

Adventure fiction -- Young adult.

Spy stories -- Young adult.

Holds:

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Summary

The vivacious Jacky Faber returns in the tenth tale in L. A. Meyer's Bloody Jack Adventures, a rip-roaring young-adult series applauded for its alluring combination of adventure, romance, history, and humor. Once again under the thumb of British Intelligence, Jacky is sent to Spain to spy for the Crown during the early days of the nineteenth-century Peninsular War. She finds herself in the company of guerilla freedom fighters, poses for the famous artist Goya, runs with the bulls, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a caravan of gypsies...all while hoping to one day reunite with her beloved Jaimy Fletcher.

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)

Kirkus Review

While her beloved Jaimy Fletcher recuperates in Burma from his recent madness, irrepressible Jacky Faber leaves the high seas and goes to war once more. Dispatched to Portugal by British Intelligence to aid (and spy on) General Arthur Wellesley in his campaign against the French, Jacky finds her loyalties and background questioned. As Wellesley points out, Jacky has both accumulated an unbelievable number of military medals and consorted with the enemy, specifically Napoleon but also thieves, rogues, rebels and pirates. Jacky is not modest, but she seems to stumble into fame rather than seek it out, making her an admirable instead of an insufferably arrogant protagonist. As usual, her plans go awry, and Jacky strikes out alone for Madrid, where she finds lodging with Goya, the painter, and experiences a slew of stereotypical Spanish activities. Plot matters less than personal development; action is intermittent and the ending abrupt, but Jacky adds to her impressive repertoire of skills and amorous encounters. Jacky seems amused by her sexual allure--which indeed strains credulity--and toes the line of impropriety but technically remains faithful to Jaimy. Meyer makes many references to previous books and seems to be biding time until the next novel; this installment is entertaining but not exceptional. Teenage rogue trades Spanish Main for the Spanish plains in a solid adventure tale. (Historical fiction. 14 up)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

The tenth book in the Bloody Jack Adventures series takes 17-year-old Jacky to Portugal and Spain, where she spies for the British during the Peninsular War. After taking part in a horrific battle, she makes her way to Madrid, where artist Francisco Goya employs her as a model. Passing on intelligence gained at the Spanish court, she is tortured by the Inquisition. Whether flirting with men or with death, irrepressible Jacky remains a shining star within an unusually diverse cast of characters, including robbers, revolutionaries, soldiers, and gypsies. A colorful addition to Jacky's wildly improbable but wonderfully entertaining adventures.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist