title: Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures)
author:  L. A. Meyer 
description: Grade 7 Up&ndash;Leaving Boston behind her, Jacky Faber, 15, is on the run again. In this third installment in the series, the orphan girl from the streets of London returns to her native land in search of her true love, James Jaimy Fletcher. But Jacky's free and easy spirit can never stay away from trouble, and she finds herself onboard a royal naval ship once again, but it is a ship that is filled with a mutinous crew and an incompetent captain. Jacky has to use her wits to keep out of the captain's lecherous hands, and in good standing with her mates. In a surprising turn of events, the resourceful teen finds herself in charge of the crew and is surprisingly good at it. But how long will it last? Meyer thrills readers once again with the protagonist's misadventures. Neither the series nor Jacky show any signs of slowing down as this exciting tale barrels along with more adventures, romance, piracy, and the return of some familiar faces. Jacky is a wonderful character, full of high spirits, brains, and heart. This novel and its two prequels are highly recommended for fans of historical fiction and pirates.<I>&ndash;Anna M. Nelson, Collier County Public Library, Naples, FL</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: > The Fissure King
  
  > A novel in five stories
  
  > Rachel Pollack
  
  > Underland Press
  
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  > To Vladimir Nabokov and Pale Fire, for the poet John Shade, and Richard
  > Boone and Have Gun, Will Travel, for Paladin and the card on the silver
  > tray, and Nancy Norbeck, who first came up with the title phrase and was
  > gracious enough to let me use it in my own way.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > The legend of the Traveler appears in every civilization, perpetually
  > assuming new forms, afflictions, powers, and symbols. Through every age he
  > walks in utter solitude toward penance and redemption.
  
  > —Annie Dillard, For the Time Being
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  In the Forest of Souls
  
  Jack Shade, known in varied places and times as Journeyman Jack, or Jack Sad,
  or Handsome Johnny (though not any more), or Jack Summer, or Johnny Poet
  (though not for a long time), or even Jack Thief, was playing Old-Fashioned
  Poker. That was Jack's name for it, not because the game itself was
  antiquated—it was Texas Ho