Tuck Triumphant

Tuck #2

by Theodore Taylor

In the long-awaited sequel to THE TROUBLE WITH TUCK, Helen's blind Labrador faces his greatest challenge ever when his own Seeing Eye dog is brutally killed and Tuck uses all of his senses to help a frightened Korean orphan who can't hear. "Exciting reading."-Horn Book

Genres: Animals, Fiction, Childrens, Middle Grade, Adoption

160 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1990

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Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book for the children's section at Books at a Steal and decided to read it before putting it on the shelf. You do not have to read the first book to enjoy this tail of a young girl and her dog, Tuck. This is a great story for upper elementary and middle school children in particular.

[RavenReader · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the first book better. The story was okay. I think it got worse as I went through. Late in the book, one of the main cast dies, and while it felt like the character was carefully chosen, it falls in execution (pun not intended). This book introduces a new character into the mix. But this newcomer throws a wrench in the works. In the past book, it juggled an owner and her dog as the main character, and the new character is supposed to be a main character as well. But it ends up failing in juggling their stories, and so they never feel fleshed out. I think that the book was written badly, and the ending came out of nowhere. In conclusion, I think this book is okay, but it tries to introduce too many concepts, as many sequels do, and they all fall flat near the end.

[Stephanie Pieck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fourteen-year-old Helen has already proved she's empathetic. After her yellow Lab Tuck loses his sight, she gets a retired guide dog Daisy and teaches the pair to work together. So when her family decides to adopt a child from Korea, she's excited about being a big sister to a baby. But the "baby" turns out to be a six-year-old boy, and he's profoundly deaf. The story of how Helen and her dogs make the boy a true part of the family is at the heart of this novel. Full of action and compassion as well as conflict and challenges, it will resonate especially with kids who, for whatever reason, feel they don't fit in or are underappreciated.

[Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not the best.It just didn't interest me.

[Wendi (Alex) Werner · Rating 3 out of 5]

MC uses some prejudiced assumptions about Asians all being smart. There is a lot of prejudice / assumptions about Deaf people. Some of that can be from the time period but even today hearing people often practice audism (thinking Deaf people need to learn to speak, not use ASL, learn to live like hearing people...)

[Denni · Rating 2 out of 5]

I may have been disappointed because I was looking for more how to's. So I may have liked the story more if I hadn't had expectations. Worth a fast read.