Jacky Farber

Jacky Farber is a sixteen year old orphan from London. She is an adventuress and soldier who has recently returned from the Battle of Trafalgar. Jacky is wanted for piracy and is awaiting her fiance, Jaimy, in Boston. She is a tough girl who knows how to take care of herself. However, she is also a soft person with a good heart who does what she must in order to survive.

Lieutenant James

Jaimy is Jacky's beloved fiance. They see each other for the last time after the Battle of Trafalgar. He reaches Boston to find that she is missing and keeps writing her letters that he will never send. In his letters he tells her what is going on in Boston and how much he misses her.

Clarissa Worthington Howe

Clarissa Worthington Howe is Jacky's nemesis at Lawson Peabody school. Clarissa is a spoiled rich girl...