Call Me Francis Tucket
1995 novel by Gary Paulsen
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Call Me Francis Tucket is the second novel in The Tucket Adventures by American author Gary Paulsen. It was published in 1995 by Random House.[1][2][3]
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| Author | Gary Paulsen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Tucket Adventures |
| Genre | Western novel |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded by | Mr. Tucket |
| Followed by | Tucket's Ride |
In the novel, protagonist Francis Tucket is 15 and determined to return to civilization. Only a year before, he was heading west by wagon train with his family, captured by the Pawnees and rescued by a savvy, one-armed mountain man.
It was later turned into a five-part omnibus, entitled Tucket's Travels, along with the rest of the novels in The Tucket Adventures by Random House and released in 2003.[citation needed]