Tuck Triumphant

by Theodore Taylor

Book Overview

Fourteen-year-old Helen, her blind dog Friar Tuck, and her family face some dramatic challenges when they discover that the Korean boy they have adopted is deaf. Sequel to The Trouble with Tuck.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385414803
• ISBN13: 9780385414807
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Tuck Triumphant

Tuck Triumphant is a fascinating book about a teenage girl named Helen Ogden who adores her two dogs, Tuck and Daisy. Tuck becomes blind, and Daisy leads him where he needs to go. Helen's family adopts a boy named Chok-Do Cho and discovers he is deaf. Chok-Do gets into trouble causing Helen to go on scary and exciting adventures. The problem is that Helen's family still was not finding a better way to communicate, causing the mother and father to consider sending him back. Can the Ogden family learn to live with a dog that is blind plus a boy who is deaf? Read the book to find out.

Tuck Triumphant

When Helen's family decides to adopt a child, they chose a Korean boy named Chok Do Choy. When they pick him up at the airport, they find out a horrible secret. Read the book to find out!The book is well written and makes you read on. The author, Theodore Taylor, is a very colorful writer. He uses lots of literary devices, and he make me feel like I'm right in the story.I would recommend this book to people who like suspense, tragedy, and humor.

I think that the book Tuck Triumphant is great!

The story is about a blind dog named Tuck and there other dog named Lady Daisy. A boy named Chok-Do which is deaf and a girl named Helen, her brothers are Stan and Luke,And theirMichelle parents are Mr. and Mrs.Ogden. Mr. and Mrs.Ogden have the hardest decision. It is if they should keep Chok-Do or not. Near the end of the book Lady Daisy gets attacked by a pit bull. When they go to Near Summer Camp where Chok-Do runs away and when Helen and Tuck find him, he was standing next to a couger. By the way you have to read the book to see what happens to Lady Daisy, Helen, Tuck, and Chok-Do and find out if they are going to keep Chok-Do or not. Michelle

I liked the book and would recommend it to a friend.

I liked the book Tuck Triumphant. The dog Tuck likes to run away. Tuck is a blind dog. He has a guide dog named Lady Daisy. Chok-Do is Helen's adopted brother from Korea. Chok-Do is a deaf-mute. Helen is Tuck's owner. Helen's family lives in California. I would recommend the book Tuck Triumphant. By Cassandra

Loved it but real sad

I'm 9 and I listened to this book on tape. Christina Moore the reader is one of my favorites and she puts feeling into it. I really liked this book.