Mr. Tucket

Name: Mr. Tucket
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN: 9781490608501

Author: Gary Paulsen

Series: Francis Tucket Books #1

Narrator: John Randolph Jones

Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/14/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

It is 1848, and Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family. Yesterday he celebrated his 14th birthday on the tailgate of a Conestoga wagon in the foothills of the Rockies. Today, he is going to practice with his new birthday present, a Lancaster rifle. Falling far behind the wagon train, Francis loses sight of his family and is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians. Saved by a one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes, Francis takes off with his rescuer on a wild adventure peopled by actual historical characters, including Jim Bowie, and set against an historically-accurate background of the Old West.

About Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabriel D on March 06, 2017

This book was overall pretty good. I liked the characters journey and how they faced all their conflicts. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure/action books.......more

Goodreads review by Beau on November 06, 2018

The main character Francis is four-teen years old. I could really connect to him with some of his thoughts and inner thinking. Because he likes most the stuff I like to do and his maturity level is about the same as mine.......more

Goodreads review by Noah on January 06, 2018

I read this book to our kids at lunch over the course of a couple of months. Our boys are a bit young (7 and 5) but they enjoyed the action and adventure. There were some great moments to teach a hard work ethic and "being tough." There were certainly some eccentric personalities, but it made it int......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on September 16, 2018

Reminiscent of Sid Fleischman's work, Mr. Tucket is a rollicking tale of mountain men, crafty Indians, and open frontier country for hundreds of miles in any direction. Francis Alphonse Tucket's fourteenth birthday is spent among family and friends on the Oregon Trail, moving to their new home out W......more

Goodreads review by Kimmo on November 24, 2012

Critical Analysis In Mr.tucket by gary paulsen francis tucket wants to find his parents in Oregon but he doesn't know how to survive in the wild so he gets help and finds his way to Oregon. the characters in the book are influenced/challenged by the setting in several ways. First, Mr.Tucket had to w......more