18 books like Call Me Frances Tucket

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To Tame a Land Louis L'Amour · 1940 · ★ 4.3 · 143p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Rye Tyler was twelve when his father was killed in an Indian raid. Taken in by a mysterious stranger with a taste for books and an instinct for survival, Rye is schooled in the hard lessons of life in the West. But after killing a man, he is forced to leave his new home. He rides lonely mountain passes and works on dusty cattle drives until he finds a job breaking horses. Then he meets Liza… Shares: Survival, Westerns, Children's fiction

Kiowa Trail Louis L'Amour · 1964 · ★ 4.1 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Kate Lundy, owner of the Tumbling B, and Conn Dury, her foreman, told Tom the rules: men from the cattle drives are forbidden on the north side of town. People appreciated the money the cowboys spent but thought them too coarse to be near their homes. Enticed to come calling by Linda McDonald, daughter of one of the leading citizens, Tom Lundy broke the law and crossed the line. Later that night,… Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

The Golly Sisters Go West Betsy Cromer Byars · 1985 · ★ 3.7 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way. Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Centennial 1 James A. Michener · 1974 · ★ 4.5 · 932p · ≈ 31h · Moderate Product Description: A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold… Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

The Hunted Charles Higson · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 454p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Ella is out in the country, alone now except for her silent rescuer, Scarface, about whom she knows nothing, while Ed leaves London on a dangerous quest, determined to find Ella and keep his promise to Small Sam that he will reunite sister and brother. Shares: Survival, Adventure, Children's fiction

Outcasts of Poker Flat Bret Harte · 1931 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Upon waking from their overnight camp in the mountains, four exiles from Poker Flat and a young couple traveling to the town face a snowstorm with limited provisions. Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Burning for revenge (Tomorrow #5) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Having been separated from the New Zealand rescue troops they were guiding, five Australian teenagers continue their resistance against the unknown enemy invading their homeland. Shares: Survival, Adventure, Children's fiction

Ghost Hawk Susan Cooper · 2001 · ★ 3.8 · 171p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A friendship between a young Native American and a colonial New England settler endangers them both in this “simply unforgettable” (Booklist, starred review) adventure story from Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper.On the winter day Little Hawk is sent into the woods alone, he can take only a bow and arrows, his handcrafted tomahawk, and the amazing metal knife his father traded for with the new white… Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Survival, Children's fiction

The drowned cities Paolo Bacigalupi · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her. Shares: Survival, Orphans, Children's fiction

Everything beautiful is not ruined Danielle Younge-Ullman · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate To prove to her mother, a famous opera singer dealing with depression after losing her singing voice, that she can handle the grueling life of an actress, Ingrid must survive a wilderness camp. Shares: Wilderness survival, Children's fiction

Dead of the night (Tomorrow #2) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 4.5 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their country. Shares: Survival, Children's fiction

When the war began (Tomorrow #1) John Marsden · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a great book for young teens/adults it has a few inappropriate seen's for younger people but other than that it is great I Give it 5/5 stars Shares: Survival, Children's fiction

The storyteller Traci Chee · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 534p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Sefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard s clutches and their plans for war between the Five Kingdoms. The Book, the ancient, infinite codex of the past, present and future, tells of a prophecy that will plunge Kelanna in that bloody war, but it requires a boy Archer and Sefia will stop at nothing to ensure his safety. Shares: Orphans, Adventure, Children's fiction

The End Games T. Michael Martin · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate John Green meets Stephen King in this original take on the zombie apocalypse by author T. Michael Martin, which ALA Booklist called "the best of the undead bunch" in a starred review.Seventeen-year-old Michael and his five-year-old brother, Patrick, have been battling monsters in the Game for weeks. In the rural mountains of West Virginia—armed with only their rifle and their love for each… Shares: Survival, Children's fiction

The Enemy (The Enemy #1) Charles Higson · 2009 · ★ 4.1 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate They'll chase you.They'll rip you open.They'll feed on you . . .When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician – every adult – fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry.Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive.Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across London, where all… Shares: Survival, Children's fiction

Shadows Ilsa J. Bick · 2012 · ★ 3.8 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate When Alex discovers that Rule is not a sanctuary, she must battle to survive against conniving adults, distrusting survivors, and the Changed, who would eat her alive. Shares: Survival, Children's fiction

Fugitive X Gregg Rosenblum · 2013 · ★ 3.9 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "As a war between robots and humans looms on the horizon, Nick, Kevin, and Cass continue to battle the bots that enslaved humanity--but when they are separated, they must fight the war on their own"-- As a war between robots and humans looms on the horizon, Nick, Kevin, and Cass continue to battle the bots that enslaved humanity. When they become separated, they must fight the war on their own.… Shares: Survival, Children's fiction

Redskin and cowboy G. A. Henty · 1890 · ★ 3.5 · 396p · ≈ 13h · Challenging This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: A Search for a Secret All But Lost Out on the Pampas The Young Franc-Tireurs The Young Buglers The Cornet of Horse In Times of Peril Facing Death, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit Winning His Spurs Friends Though Divided Jack Archer Under Drake's Flag By Sheer Pluck With… Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Adventure, Children's fiction

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