In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventure Series #4)
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Can the irrepressible Jacky Faber and her schoolmates put aside their differences and work together to avoid being sold on the auction block?KLIATTFor libraries collecting the series about Jacky Faber, this is of course a necessary purchase. The sagas are long, very long. Fortunately, there is nonstop action and suspense. In this episode, Jacky has returned from the Battle of Trafalgar, but back in Boston life doesn't calm down for her. She and her classmates from Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls are abducted by an irate captain involved in the slave trade. This fellow plans to sell the lovely white maidens in North Africa and make a huge fortune for himself. Well, it's quite a voyage, as Jacky organizes her friends in resistance to this plan, from the belly of the ship, the Bloodhound. Amidst the detailed action is the exploration of what it means to be a slave. One of the main characters, Jacky's longtime nemesis at school, is Clarissa, a Southerner who owns her personal slave. Clarissa becomes an essential leader in the girls' struggle for freedom, and in doing so, she finally understands slavery. Of course, the story ends with another crisis for Jacky, and will continue. Reviewer: Claire Rosser
