By L.A. Meyer
(YA F Meye)
611 pages. 2007 Historical Fiction
The irrepressible Jacky Faber is off on a new adventure, this time heading west in hopes of eluding capture by the British. She meets tall tale legend Mike Fink, and tricks him out of his keel boat, turning it into a casino showboat. Traveling down the Mississippi River with New Orleans as her destination, she meets card sharks, Indians both peaceable and warlike, scoundrels, slaves, trappers, traders and thieves. But will she avoid being captured, and will she be reunited with long lost love Jamie? (Grades 8 & Up)
reviewed by Teen Librarian Kay G.
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