Mr. Tucket
by Gary Paulsen
Taste attributes: familywesternsexvehiclestried & testedwholesomelightsimplelineargrittyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeSimple and warm-hearted: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like warmth over edge.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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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.
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- Author
- Gary Paulsen
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 166
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- Open Library
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