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Mr. Tucket

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Paulsen, Gary
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Delacorte Press, 1994.
Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life > Young adult fiction. Pawnee Indians > Young adult fiction. Indigenous peoples > America > Great Plains > Young adult fiction. Overland journeys to the Pacific > Young adult fiction. West (U.S.) > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild.
Physical Description:	166 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0385311699
Author Notes:	Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. (Bowker Author Biography)