Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
- 作者
- 出版社 Harcourt Children's Books
- 出版时间 2005年8月 第1版
- ISBN 9780152053451
- 定价 156.40
内容简介
Apirateatheart,unlikelyheroineJackyFaberreturnstoseainatrulyswashbucklingtalefilledwithgoodhumor,wit,andcourage.AfterLeavingtheLawsonPeabodySchoolforYoungGirlsinBoston--underdirecircumstances,ofcourse--JackyboardsawhalingshipboundforLondon,whereshehopestofindherbelovedJaimy.Butthingsdon'tgoasplanned,soonsheisoffonawildmisadventureatsea.Shethwartsthelecherousadvancesofacrazycaptain,ralliesthesailorstoherside,andultimatelygainscommandofashipinHisMajesty'sRoyalNavy.ButJacky'sadventuresdon'tendthere...soonsheisbeingcalledapirate,andthere'sspriceonherhead!In1804,fifteen-year-oldJackyFaberheadsbacktoseawhereshegainscontrolofaBritishwarshipandeventuallybecomesaprivateer.
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