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My plan to listen to all of the ALA Odyssey Award winners seems to be working. This was excellent on audio.
This story reminded me of a cross between True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Celia Rees' Pirates!
Mary Faber finds herself homeless and begging on the London streets when her family dies from illness. She eventually disguises herself as a boy and signs up as a ship's boy on the HMS Dolphin. Fighting pirates, dodging the ship's bullies, and forming friendships with the other ship's boys, Mary (renamed Jacky) discovers a love for the sea and a freedom no girls in her time enjoy.
Frank discussions about Jacky's developing sexuality and the harsh conditions of life at sea definitely mark this book as YA. The first in a series, I look forward to more of Jacky's adventures.
This story reminded me of a cross between True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Celia Rees' Pirates!
Mary Faber finds herself homeless and begging on the London streets when her family dies from illness. She eventually disguises herself as a boy and signs up as a ship's boy on the HMS Dolphin. Fighting pirates, dodging the ship's bullies, and forming friendships with the other ship's boys, Mary (renamed Jacky) discovers a love for the sea and a freedom no girls in her time enjoy.
Frank discussions about Jacky's developing sexuality and the harsh conditions of life at sea definitely mark this book as YA. The first in a series, I look forward to more of Jacky's adventures.