Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen

Paulsen, Gary. Mr. Tucket. New York: Random House, 1994. 166p.  

In this exciting tale of adventure and survival, a fourteen-year-old boy is stolen from his family and becomes a prisoner of the Pawnees while traveling the Oregon Trail. The boy, Francis Tucket, soon meets a mountain man, Mr. Grimes, who changes Francis' life and views forever. As Francis is mentored by Mr. Grimes, he has to make difficult moral choices that will define him as a man and shape his future quests. Will he stay with his mentor after all that he has seen? 

Fans of this thrilling, action-packed book will be left on the edge of their seats wondering if Francis will ever reunite with his family, leading them straight to the other four books in The Tucket Adventures series!  

   



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