Jack is a girl!
June 8, 2008
Audies 2008 winner “Children’s Titles for Ages 12+”
Life as a ship’s boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas.
There’s only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret. This could be the adventure of her life - if only she doesn’t get caught…
Katherine Kellgren’s coarse accents in this audio book put us on eighteenth-century London streets, where Mary’s family has died of “pestilence”.
Kellgren brings out Mary’s feisty nature, showing us how she and her mate, Charley, negotiate begging and danger with self-confidence.
In this audio book Kellgren outlines the nonstop adventures of this animated character, who deals with everything from pirate attacks to worrying that she’s dying when her period arrives.
Listen to Kellgren’s passionate reading.
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