Call Me Francis Tucket - Hardcover

Paulsen, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385321163 ISBN 13: 9780385321167

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 1995

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Francis Tucket, with his Indian pony, makes his way west in search of his family and, rescuing two abandoned children, acquires a new family of his own, in the sequel to Mr. Tucket.

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About the Author

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor book: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. His novel The Haymeadow received the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award. His newest Delacorte Press books are Nightjohn, Mr. Tucket, and Father Water, Mother Woods: in the North Woods. He and his wife have homes in New Mexico and on Pacific.

From the Inside Flap

et 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0385321163
• ISBN 13: 9780385321167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 97