Mr. Tucket
by Gary Paulsen
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FRANCIS ALPHONSE TUCKET came back to life slowly.
About this book
Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. When he receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is being treated like an adult. But Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is captured by Pawnees. It will take wild horses, hostile tribes, and a mysterious one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes to help Francis become the man who will be called Mr. Tucket.
Themes & subjects
FictionJuvenile fictionFrontier and pioneer lifeIndians of North AmericaPawnee IndiansOverland journeys to the Pacific
First published 1995Setting
West (U.S.)Great PlainsUnited States
About the author
Gary Paulsen
17 May 1939 – 13 Oct 2021
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[ **Source**: [Gary Paulsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen) on Wikipedia
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