Call Me Francis Tucket (Tucket Adventures (Paperback)) - Softcover

Paulsen, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440412706 ISBN 13: 9780440412700

Publisher: Yearling, 1996

Synopsis

Alone. Francis Tucket now feels more confident that he can handle almost anything. A year ago, on the wagon train, he was kidnapped from his family by a Pawnee hunting party. Then he escaped with the help of the mountain man, Mr. Grimes. Now that he and Mr. Grimes have parted ways, Francis is heading west on his Indian pony, crossing the endless prairie, trying to find his family.

After a year with Mr. Grimes, Francis has learned to live by the harsh code of the wilderness. He can cause a stampede, survive his own mistakes, and face up to desperadoes. But when he rescues a little girl and her younger brother, Francis takes on more than he bargained for.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Characteristic of all Paulsen's works, the narrative flow is smooth and uncluttered, the action gritty and realistic, the story thrilling."--Kirkus Reviews

"A cool-headed survivor in the mold of Hatchet's protagonist...a heart-stopping good read." --Publishers Weekly, Starred

From the Back Cover:

"This book is obviously a feast for the outdoor lover -- the hunter, the fisherman, or camper -- but it will also draw those who love the beauty of the carefully crafted description, so detailed and vivid that the reader can feel the warming of spring days and taste the bullhead.... Above all, Father Water, Mother Woods is the essence of Paulsen, the revelation of the author himself and why he writes as he does." -- Booklist

Mr. Tucket
-- "Here's a real rock 'em sock 'em ripsnorter...in 1848, a fourteen-year-old boy is captured from an Oregon-bound wagon train by Pawnee Indians and saved by a one-armed mountain man, Mr. Grimes....Superb characterization, splendidly evoked setting, and thrill-a-minute plot make this book a joy to gallop through."

-- Publishers Weekly, Starred

NightJohn

An Ala Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults

"The narrator is twelve-year-old Sarny, slated by her cruel plantation owner to become a breeder like her mother....But as Sarny waits with apprehension...she sneaks into the last days of her childhood in an effort to learn how to read from John....Paulsen is at his best here." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
-- "Among the most powerful of Paulsen's works."

-- Publishers Weekly, Starred

About this edition

• Publisher: Yearling
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0440412706
• ISBN 13: 9780440412700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112