L.A. Meyer

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born

January 01, 1942 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.jackyfaber.com/

genre

Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Children's Books

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Louis A. Meyer is best known as the author of the Bloody Jack novels. He is also a painter and the author of two children's picture books, and he and his wife own an art gallery called Clair de Loon in Bar Harbor.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 49,026 ratings · 5,545 reviews · 23 distinct works

	Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy (Bloody Jack, #1) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.17 avg rating — 6,349 ratings — published 2002 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady (Bloody Jack, #2) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.21 avg rating — 3,927 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack, #3) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.30 avg rating — 3,327 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	My rating:
	In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack, #4) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.26 avg rating — 3,073 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack, #5) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.16 avg rating — 2,598 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	My rating:
	My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War (Bloody Jack, #6) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.24 avg rating — 2,195 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy (Bloody Jack, #7) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.26 avg rating — 1,762 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay (Bloody Jack, #8) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.27 avg rating — 1,259 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea (Bloody Jack, #9) by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer 4.00 avg rating — 633 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away (Bloody Jack, #10) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by L.A. Meyer

Bloody Jack (10 books)
by L.A. Meyer, L.A. Meyer

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Quotes by L.A. Meyer

“Hmmmm...There certainly are a lot of pretty boys in this world.”
― L.A. Meyer, In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber

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“A girl that's born for hangin' ain't likely to be drowned.”
― L.A. Meyer

tags: bloody-jack

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“Then it hits me....
And it hits me with the force of a blow. I am maybe fifteen years old. I am a girl. I am also acting lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and, by the Naval Rules and Regulations as regards the chain of command, I am in command of His Majesty's Ship Wolverine.”
― L.A. Meyer, Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber

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