Mr. Tucket

The book is about people moving on wagons to Oregon. Francis Alphonse Tucket is a 13 year old boy. His birthday is today and he got a rifle for it. He went outside to shoot it while wagons went ahead of him but suddenly Indians surround him and took him as his prisoner. They take Francis to there village and have make him be there kid. He tries to escape but with so many Indians and just him there was no way. After awhile a stranger sets him free and tells him where to go and they meet up there.