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Summary: Paulsen's on a roll!
Review: Francis Alphonse Tucket is separated from his family while traveling on the Oregon Trail. He's captured by Pawnees and just barely escapes with a one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes. Now he finds he has to live by the rules of the wild west. But those rules are not for him. He's a city boy who was born in St. Louis. And St. Louis has a different set of rules than the wild west. His old enemy, Braid, a Pawnee brave, and Mr. Grimes, have a fight. But Francis is disappointed he cannot come. He escapes from the man who is supposed to be looking after him and rides on his black mare to find Mr. Grimes and try to stop him. But he's too late. Mr. Grimes was already riding toward Braid, and Braid was riding toward Mr. Grimes. Mr. Grimes kills Braid, and Francis is actually glad that his old enemy is dead. But then, Mr. Grimes takes out his knife and treats the body the animal way, skinning it. This is when Francis knows that the laws of the west are not the laws for him. When you finish this book, the story continues in _Call Me Francis Tucket_.
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Summary: brooksideroom15
Review: Francis Tucket is a fourteen year old boy who has gotten a rifle for his birthday. His family is travelling across the prarie to Oregon when he decides to practice shooting the rifle behind the wagon train. As Francis looses sight of his family he is captured by Pawnee Indians and taken to their village. An armed man named Mr. Grimes comes to the village and rescues Francis, also getting his rifle back. Mr Grimes teaches Francis how to defend himself and live in the wilderness.
With the help of Mr. Grimes, Francis starts on a journey to meet his family in Oregon.
This experience enriches his life and teaches him new respect for life on the frontier.
I rate this book five stars because it keeps your interest until the very end.
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Summary: brooksideroom15
Review: Francis Tucket is a fourteen year old boy who has gotten a rifle for his birthday. His family is travelling across the prarie to Oregon when he decides to practice shooting the rifle behind the wagon train. As Francis looses sight of his family he is captured by Pawnee Indians and taken to their village. An armed man named Mr. Grimes comes to the village and rescues Francis, also getting his rifle back. Mr Grimes teaches Francis how to defend himself and live in the wilderness.
With the help of Mr. Grimes, Francis starts on a journey to meet his family in Oregon.
This experience enriches his life and teaches him new respect for life on the frontier.
I rate this book five stars because it keeps your interest until the very end.
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Summary: The Amazing Mr. Tucket
Review: Francis Tucket is an ordinary boy, who just turned thirteen. His family was on a trip at the Rockies, and Francis just received a rifle from his dad. He is so anxious to try it out. Francis wonders a little ways out of their camp to try his rifle. Not 2 seconds after his first shot, he is kidnapped by some Pawnees. Before he knows it he is tied up, and riding on the back of a horse. How, or will Francis escape from the Pawnees? Find out by reading this country/western adventure, Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen. By: Brett
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Summary: Mr. Tucket, A book you want to read!
Review: Gary Paulsen's Mr. Tucket is an exciting story of capture and escape, friendship, loyalty, and perseverance. If you love the romance of the Old West, you'll love this book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, and you can't stop turning the pages. Francis Alphonse Tucket celebrated his fourteenth birthday while traveling with his parents and little sister in a wagon train bound for Oregon. His father had secretly brought along a Lancaster rifle as a surprise birthday present. Francis loved the rifle, but he strayed a little too far behind the wagon train practicing his aim. He didn't even get to eat his birthday cake! About the time he noticed the wagon train was out of sight, a band of Pawnee Indians showed up and captured him. They fled like the wind to their village, erasing the signs of their passage so rescuers wouldn't be able to track Francis. At the Pawnee village, Francis was treated poorly, then lost hope when a raiding party came back with a doll that looked just like the one his sister had. It was at this sad time that Francis saw a white man riding boldly into the village. He was Jason Grimes, a one-armed Mountain Man. He was leading two pack horses loaded with goods to trade to the Indians for their furs. Francis was quickly exiled out of sight by the Indians, but Mr. Grimes had seen him. After a long session of spirited trading with the Indians in which he got most of them drunk, Mr. Grimes found Francis and released him, and helped him escape. Francis rode off barely holding on to a galloping Indian pony, heading for a place where Mr. Grimes said he would meet Francis. The rest of the story is just as exciting as the beginning. Francis runs in and out of trouble, while learning how to survive in the wilderness and how to stand up for himself. Jason Grimes plays a large role in the story, but Francis is the star. This first book is one of five in the series about Francis Tucket, so there is a lot to look forward to, and plenty of questions to be answered. Did his family make it to Oregon? Will Francis ever see them again, or will he become a Mountain Man like Jason Grimes, living off the land and trading with the Indians? You'll have to read it to find out!
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Summary: Mr. Tucket
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen. In this book, Francis Tucket is given a rifle for his birthday. The Tucket family is heading for Oregon on the trail during the 1800's. When he falls to far behind the wagon train to practice shooting the rifle, he is captured by Pawnee Indians. Then, Mr. Grimes, a one-armed mountain man beaver trapper rescues Francis. Through the rest of the book, Mr. Tucket travels with Mr. Grimes. The ending of the book is quite surprising, though. You will have to read Mr. Tucket to find out what happens. This book is good for people who like reading about fur trappers and if you like the other books by Gary Paulsen, you will probably like this one. This ties in with westward expansion and that whole period of history. You will probably enjoy this book if you like reading about this time period, too. I would recommend this book to 6 grades through adult readers because you have to know about westward expansion and the time period to fully understand the book. I hope you will enjoy the book as much as I did!
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Summary: A hard-nosed coming-of-age adventure story
Review: This book tells a tale about a boy who leaves his wagon train to try out his new rifle when he is suddenly captured by a group of Pawnee Indians and is taken back to their camp. He is rescued by a gritty mountain man known as Mr. Grimes. Francis Tucket along with his name, changes his life. This book gives you a clear view of how there are many stops and starts on the journey to manhood.
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Summary: Mr. Tucket, A book you want to read!
Review: This book, Mr. Tucket, is written by my favorite author, Gary Paulsen. Gary Paulsen is a distinguished author of manybooks for young people. These include : The Winter Room, Hatchet, Dogsong, and many more which I have read most of them. This book, I enjoyed as much as I enjoyed many of Gary Paulsen's books. Also this book, Mr. Tucket, is a historical Fiction book and so many people and Indians introduced really existed ruing the 1800's.
It was around 1847. Many people from different places were heading for West, to Oregon. People traveled in groups in wagons because of Indians, and Francis Alphones Tucket is one of the many people moving to Oregon. It was his 14th birthday and he had received his first rifle. He was so happy, he wanted to practice shooting with it. But soon he was captured by Pawnees Indians. His rifle was taken by the Pawnees and he was used almost as a slave. During the stay at Pawnees village, little kids jumped on him and wrestled him. Francis found it really irritating and wanted to leave. Then he saw a white mountain man trading some stuff with the Pawnees. He only had one arm and looked very strong. Later at night, the white man came to release Francis and let Francis run on a black mare by himself. The next day, after Francis was running hard, he saw the white man and introduced himself. Mountain man, known as Mr. Grimes didn't like Francis nor the Alphones, so he called Francins Mr. Tucket. That's how Mr. Grimes and Mr. Tucket finally met. Mr. Grimes helped Mr. Tucket to shoot and practice with the rifles. He taught Mr. Tucket to find meals by shooting rabbits, antelopes, and dears. Mr. Grimes showed Mr. Tucket the Sioux Indians. Mr. Grimes and the Standing Bear, the chief of the Sioux Village decided to have a competition of wrestling with Mr. Tucket and a one of Sioux Indian. Mr. Tucket was sure he was going to lose, but he didn't, and instead he won. He was rewarded a new black mare and was given buckskins. Then Mr. Grimes took Mr. Tucket to Spot Johnnie's house, Mr. Grimes' friend. After meeting Spot Johnnie, Mr. Grimes took Mr. Tucket to pond of beavers. It was located in Crows Indians' territory, so Mr. Grimes tried to be very careful. After few days after building a cabin near the pond of beavers, another mountain man, Mr. Grimes' friend, Jim Bridger came to the cabin and had a talk with Mr. Tucket. After killing 200 beavers, Mr. Tucket and Mr. Grimes skinned and stretched out the beavers. When Mr. Tucket thought it was really bored, he rode his mare around the pond where he could see his own cabin. But saw 5 Crows Indians. He almost died, when Mr. Grimes shot 2 of the Indians and saved Mr. Tucket. They hurried and left the place and went to Spot Johnnie's house. Then suddenly, Mr. Grimes said in a very concerned voice that there was a bit too much smoke at the house and ran hard to the village. The buildings all burned down and many dead bodies were around. Mr. Grimes searched for a second and finally said that it was Pawnees Indians. They wanted powders from Spot Johnnie's, but they didn't have any, so the Pawnees just killed them. Mr. Grimes hurried and found some people riding wagon on road to Oregon. He told them to take care of Mr. Tucket and left for another fight with Braid, a war chief of Pawnees Indians.
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Summary: Mr. Tucket
Review: This book, Mr. Tucket, is written by my favorite author, Gary Paulsen. Gary Paulsen is a distinguished author of manybooks for young people. These include : The Winter Room, Hatchet, Dogsong, and many more which I have read most of them. This book, I enjoyed as much as I enjoyed many of Gary Paulsen's books. Also this book, Mr. Tucket, is a historical Fiction book and so many people and Indians introduced really existed ruing the 1800's.
It was around 1847. Many people from different places were heading for West, to Oregon. People traveled in groups in wagons because of Indians, and Francis Alphones Tucket is one of the many people moving to Oregon. It was his 14th birthday and he had received his first rifle. He was so happy, he wanted to practice shooting with it. But soon he was captured by Pawnees Indians. His rifle was taken by the Pawnees and he was used almost as a slave. During the stay at Pawnees village, little kids jumped on him and wrestled him. Francis found it really irritating and wanted to leave. Then he saw a white mountain man trading some stuff with the Pawnees. He only had one arm and looked very strong. Later at night, the white man came to release Francis and let Francis run on a black mare by himself. The next day, after Francis was running hard, he saw the white man and introduced himself. Mountain man, known as Mr. Grimes didn't like Francis nor the Alphones, so he called Francins Mr. Tucket. That's how Mr. Grimes and Mr. Tucket finally met. Mr. Grimes helped Mr. Tucket to shoot and practice with the rifles. He taught Mr. Tucket to find meals by shooting rabbits, antelopes, and dears. Mr. Grimes showed Mr. Tucket the Sioux Indians. Mr. Grimes and the Standing Bear, the chief of the Sioux Village decided to have a competition of wrestling with Mr. Tucket and a one of Sioux Indian. Mr. Tucket was sure he was going to lose, but he didn't, and instead he won. He was rewarded a new black mare and was given buckskins. Then Mr. Grimes took Mr. Tucket to Spot Johnnie's house, Mr. Grimes' friend. After meeting Spot Johnnie, Mr. Grimes took Mr. Tucket to pond of beavers. It was located in Crows Indians' territory, so Mr. Grimes tried to be very careful. After few days after building a cabin near the pond of beavers, another mountain man, Mr. Grimes' friend, Jim Bridger came to the cabin and had a talk with Mr. Tucket. After killing 200 beavers, Mr. Tucket and Mr. Grimes skinned and stretched out the beavers. When Mr. Tucket thought it was really bored, he rode his mare around the pond where he could see his own cabin. But saw 5 Crows Indians. He almost died, when Mr. Grimes shot 2 of the Indians and saved Mr. Tucket. They hurried and left the place and went to Spot Johnnie's house. Then suddenly, Mr. Grimes said in a very concerned voice that there was a bit too much smoke at the house and ran hard to the village. The buildings all burned down and many dead bodies were around. Mr. Grimes searched for a second and finally said that it was Pawnees Indians. They wanted powders from Spot Johnnie's, but they didn't have any, so the Pawnees just killed them. Mr. Grimes hurried and found some people riding wagon on road to Oregon. He told them to take care of Mr. Tucket and left for another fight with Braid, a war chief of Pawnees Indians.
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Summary: Mr. Tucket
Review: This is an excellent book! If you like adventure books this is THE best one I have ever read. It 's about a 14 year old boy named Francis Tucket who is on the Oregon Trail and his father gives him a rifle and he doesn't notice he is being left behind. The Pawnee Indians captured him and took him into the Pawnee camp. A mountain man named Mr. Grimes tells Francis to run away at night on a horse at the creek. Is Mr. Grimes good or evil? What happens to Francis? Read the book to find out!
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