Meyer, L.A. The curse of the blue tattoo.MEYER, L.A. The curse of the blue tattoo The Curse of the Blue Tattoo is a historical novel by L.A. Meyer. It continues the story of orphaned London girl, Jacky, in the early 1800s. The story began in Bloody Jack, and continues in Under the Jolly Roger and the recently released . (A Bloody Jack Adventure.) Harcourt. 495p. c2004. 0-15-205459-6. $6.95. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2004: Nearly 500 more pages of Jacky Faber (aka Bloody Jack) adventures! The time is the end of the 18th century, America is a new country, and Jacky is sent to a school in Boston to become a fine lady (with her share of the pirates' treasure from book one, Bloody Jack, reviewed in KLIATT in September 2002). She is smart, so the studies aren't so hard; but the rigid discipline is confining, and Jacky starts sneaking out, sometimes disguised as a boy. The action is fast and furious and the pranks Jacky dreams up are astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, . She is pursued by a grandson of the Puritan minister Cotton Mather This article is about the 17th century Puritan minister. For the rock band, see Cotton Mather (band). Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728). A.B. 1678 (Harvard College), A.M. , who already has murdered one girl, accusing her of being a witch. She learns to ride a horse, becoming an expert; one of the major scenes is when she takes over for a jockey who is ill, pretending to be him, and wins a race to save her friend's family from financial ruin. She earns money by playing, singing, and dancing in local pubs near the harbor, without the school knowing, of course. Her antics frequently get her into trouble, and she bemoans her impulsiveness im·pul·sive adj. 1. Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought. 2. Motivated by or resulting from impulse: such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; impulsive generosity. but recovers quickly to start anew. The author lives "with his wife in a small fishing village on the coast of Maine." He seems to love the sea, ships, and harbors--with a believable be·liev·a·ble adj. Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible. be·liev  a·bil re-creation of life in Boston just after the
Revolution. Best of all, the humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and wit make this book a treasure.
(An ALA Best Book for YAs.) Claire Rosser, KLIATT
J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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