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Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary Jacky Faber, Ship\'s Boy by L.A. Meyer

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary Jacky Faber, Ship\'s Boy

Bloody Jack #1

L.A. Meyer

278 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction historical young adult adventurous fast-paced
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke

My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business

Dick Van Dyke

287 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
nonfiction autobiography biography memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

Mark Twain

272 pages • first pub 1876 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction classics historical literary middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

541 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction historical emotional slow-paced
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

404 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
nonfiction biography history sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

422 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West by L.A. Meyer

Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West

Bloody Jack #5

L.A. Meyer

611 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer

My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War

Bloody Jack #6

L.A. Meyer

436 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories

B.J. Novak

271 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction short stories funny lighthearted fast-paced
Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy by L.A. Meyer

Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy

Bloody Jack #7

L.A. Meyer

454 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0alyssajcori's review
fiction young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced