Call Me Francis Tucket (Tucket Adventures (Paperback)) - Paulsen, Gary Review & Synopsis

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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.

Review

"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

"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

Call Me Francis Tucket

Francis Tucket now feels more confident that he can handle just about 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. All of a sudden he's in charge of Lottie and Billy, a family of his own. Fast-paced and exciting, Calling Me Francis Tucket continues the journey begun in Mr. Tucket, taking readers deeper into the American West, and deeper into Francis's changing knowledge of what it takes to survive on a new frontier.

Francis Tucket now feels more confident that he can handle just about anything."

Mr. Tucket

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.

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."

Tucket's Travels

Fourteen-year-old Francis is heading west in a wagon train on the Oregon Trail when he’s kidnapped by Pawnees. His adventures during the two-year search for his family teach him how to live by the harsh code of the wilderness, and give readers an exciting panoramic vision of the West at a time of settlement and of war with Mexico. Along the way, Francis meets up with Mr. Grimes, a one-armed mountain man, and later rescues Lottie and Billy, children abandoned on the prairie. Together the three encounter bandits, soldiers, storms, eccentric travellers, and discover an ancient treasure. But the real treasure lies at the end of the trail—Tucket’s home.

Fourteen-year-old Francis is heading west in a wagon train on the Oregon Trail when he’s kidnapped by Pawnees."

Tucket's Gold

Gary Paulsen's popular Western saga continues in the fourth novel about Francis Tucket. Things look grim for Francis and his adopted family, Lottie and Billy. Without horses, water, or food, they're alone in a prairie wasteland, with the dreaded Comanchero outlaws in pursuit. Death can strike at any moment -- but so can good fortune. When they stumble upon an ancient treasure, it takes teamwork, courage, and wit to hold on to it. By sticking together, Francis and his family wind up rich beyond their wildest dreams, and ready to head west to find Francis's parents on the Oregon Trail.

Gary Paulsen's popular Western saga continues in the fourth novel about Francis Tucket."

Gary Paulsen

Much of Gary Paulsen’s life has been lived close to the natural world. A three-time Newbery Honor winner, Paulsen writes adventure stories, such as Dogsong, Hatchet, and Woods Runner, where his young main characters struggle to survive in the natural world. Other stories touch on family visits to Minnesota, as in The Winter Room and Harris and Me, or science fiction, as in Time Hackers. Recently, Paulsen and his son, Jim, collaborated on two books involving a boy, his father, and their dogs. In 1997, Paulsen won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime contribution to young adult literature.

The Tucket Adventures Mr. Tucket (1968) Call Me Francis Tucket (1995) Tucket's Ride (1997) Tucket's Gold (1999) Tucket's Home (2000) Tucket's Travels: Francis Tucket's Adventures in the West, 1847–1849 (2003) Plot summary: While on the ..."

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Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. Six thousand sheep. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, and all those sheep. John doesn't feel up to the task, but he hopes that if he can accomplish it, he will finally please his father. But John finds that the adage "things just to sheep" is true when the river floods, coyotes attack, and one dog's feet get cut. Through it all he must rely on his own resourcefulness, ingenuity, and talents to survive this summer in the haymeadow.

Follow the adventure of Francis Tucket in these novels by Gary Paulsen MR. ... —Publishers Weekly, Starred A Yearling Book O-440-41133–5 CALL ME FRANCIS TUCKET "Continuing the fast-paced adventures of Francis Alphonse Tucket ."

Literature Connections to American History, K-6

A bibliography of books to supplement curricular materials in history for school children in grades K-6.

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If you talked about prospecting, Tucket's gold strike was the biggest ever. All Mr. Tucket needed for an adventure was a hatchet, a rifle, a tent, and a river and the guts to tackle them all. ... “ Call me Francis Tucket  ..."

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Presenting Gary Paulsen

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