Tucket's Ride

By: Gary Paulsen

Narrated by: John Randolph Jones

Francis Tucket’s life has been exciting ever since his family headed to Oregon in a wagon train. First he was kidnapped by Pawnee Indians. Then Mr. Grimes, a one-armed mountain, man rescued him and taught him wilderness survival skills. Later when Francis set off alone to find his parents on the Oregon Trail, he ended up rescuing two young children stranded in the barren land.

Now in Tucket’s Ride, winter is forcing 15-year-old Francis to take Lottie and Billy south to avoid snowy mountains. Soon they are in the midst of a war between Mexico and the United States! But Francis’ troubles really begin when they meet up with the West’s most ruthless outlaw band, the Comancheros. Newbery Honor winner Gary Paulsen spins tales of the American frontier in the 1840s with realistic details and gritty honesty. Tucket’s Ride continues Francis’ action-packed adventure series that begins with Mr. Tucket, then Call Me Francis Tucket.

©1997 Gary Paulsen (P)1997 Recorded Books

Loved this book.

3rd in the series….they are all equally good. Each book as engaging as the last.

I loved this book it was amazing

Best book ever I would read this book any day. The persons telling the book makes it very interesting

Excellent story

What a delightful read. Wonderful story. Fast paced. Satisfying. You will love it. Perfect narrator.

excellent

this part of the series is just as good as the rest and made me smile

This man has intertwined his own life experiences

I love every one of his books that I have read. His stories are based on actual things that have happened in real life. He has such a sense of humor. What he tells after the book is finished is the best.