Tick Cooper

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Pub Date 21 Oct 2017 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2019

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“I swear by everything I ever owned that my adventure will be the honest truth—even if I had to tell a few lies along the way to get to the meaning of that truth.” So promises Tick Cooper, a twelve year old Ohio boy who’s about to accompany his Uncle Ned down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. It’s the autumn of 1860, right before the election that will send Abraham Lincoln to the White House. With his mother deceased and his father having deserted him for the chance of gold in California, Tick has been most fortunate to receive the care and love of his father’s older brother and his wife—Aunt Clara. Although she has recently passed away, she and Uncle Ned have educated the boy about living a good and proper life. But Tick hasn’t had much of a chance to put what he’s learned into practice—nor to face the moral challenges every young person will face as he or she grows up. But the river journey will provide plenty of those experiences and tests of character. Yet, reaching New Orleans does not conclude the lessons and challenges, for there Tick witnesses a slave auction, and on the block is a thirteen-year-old freed black girl named Clarissa, whom Tick had briefly met in Ohio. Now Tick faces his most significant challenge. Can he help get Clarissa back to Ohio all the way from New Orleans?

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“I swear by everything I ever owned that my adventure will be the honest truth—even if I had to tell a few lies along the way to get to the meaning of that truth.” So promises Tick Cooper, a twelve...


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I found the story of Tick Cooper delightful! Written in what seems to be a first person, stream of consciousness style, it evoked memories of reading Mark Twain's wonderful boyhood classics. This story is about Tick's own boyhood adventure on the Mississippi River, which took place immediately prior to Lincoln's investiture and the Civil War during his presidency. Tick struggles to do what he knows is right while those in authority around him give conflicting messages. Topics opened up for discussion in this tale include slavery and racism, male/ female relationships, disabilities, bullying, peer pressure, ethics and morals; this list is not conclusive. Appropriate for middle school and up.
In addition to obvious grammar issues that are appropriate for the dialect and setting, the edition I read had a number of typos, just enough to require re-reading lines at times. It did not substantially detract from the story.

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Tick Cooper
John Vance

“I swear by everything I ever owned that my adventure will be the honest truth—even if I had to tell a few lies along the way to get to the meaning of that truth.” So promises Tick Cooper, a twelve year old Ohio boy who’s about to accompany his Uncle Ned down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans.

On the edge of the civil war, John Vance’s Novel, Tick Copper is a memorable read . An exquisitely written ponderous look through the eyes of a 12 year olds protagonist.
A look at our morals and the conditions of America’s history during that time period. Great paced coming of age story. A creative journey down the Mississippi River. It features a well developed portrait of the social and political injustice of that crucial time period in our American history. Eloquently written with an even flowed storyline is absolutely magnificent.
A Literary Achievement for John Vance .

Thanks NetGalley for this complimentary copy for an honest review.

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