18 books like Mr. Tucket

What to read after Mr. Tucket — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, 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: West, 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: Indians of North America, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Laughing Boy Oliver La Farge · 1929 · ★ 3.8 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The story of the romance between a Navajo boy and girl. Shares: Native Americans, Indians of North America, Westerns, Children's fiction

The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy Jon Scieszka · 1992 · ★ 3.8 · 70p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor. Shares: West, Indians of North America, Westerns, Children's fiction

Woods Runner Gary Paulsen · 2010 · ★ 3.9 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston.But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel's parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined… Shares: Kidnapping, Indians of North America, Frontier and pioneer life, Children's fiction

Whisper in the dark Joseph Bruchac · 2005 · ★ 3.5 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Every monster can be overcome if you know the right way to go about it.Maddy has always loved scary stories, especially the spooky legends of her Native American ancestors. But that was before she heard about the Whisperer in the Dark, the most frightening legend of all. Now there's an icy voice at the other end of the phone and a chilling message left on Maddy's door. Suddenly this ancient tale… Shares: Native Americans, Indians of North America, 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

Every dog has his day John R. Erickson · 1988 · ★ 4.6 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to this problems. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Little Town on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1941 · ★ 4.2 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher. Shares: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Children's fiction

Bearwalker Joseph Bruchac · 2007 · ★ 4.3 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate As a member of the Mohawk Bear Clan, Baron has always been fascinated by bears — their gentle strength and untamed power. But the Bearwalker legend, passed down by his ancestors, tells of a different kind of creature — a terrible mix of human and animal that looks like a bear but is really a bloodthirsty monster. The tale never seemed to be more than a scary story. Until now.During a class… Shares: Native Americans, Indians of North America, 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: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Murder in the Middle Pasture John R. Erickson · 1984 · ★ 4.5 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wiley cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Main-travelled roads Hamlin Garland · 1891 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Raised on farms throughout the midwest, Hamlin Garland moved to Boston as a young man and became a writer. A visit with his family in the Dakota Territory resulted in a "depressing but eye-opening return to the places of his boyhood, [providing] the stimulus and material for his first fiction. With the perspective distance had given him, he sensed the 'tragic futility' of the farmers' existence… Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog John R. Erickson · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

King Arthur's Knights Henry Gilbert · 1900 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Recounts the exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons. Shares: Overland journeys to the Pacific, Children's fiction

The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West Laura Lee Hope · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging From the book:"Come on, let's make a snow man!" cried Bert Bobbsey, as he ran about in the white drifts of snow that were piled high in the yard in front of the house. "That'll be lots of fun!" chimed in Freddie Bobbsey, who was Bert's small brother. "We can make a man, and then throw snowballs at him, and he won't care a bit; will he, Bert?" "No, I guess a snow man doesn't care how many times… Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Smoky, the cow horse Will James · 1926 · ★ 3.9 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The experiences of a mouse-colored horse from his birth in the wild, through his capture by humans and his work in the rodeo and on the range, to his eventual old age. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

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