I remember reading this book whilst at school when I was about 11 or 12 years old and being completely consumed in it.. I remembered it the other day and would love to read it again..
As it was in a primary school I don't think it would have been a very well known or complex book but the story was fascinating for me at the time..
Here's what I can remember:
It was about a boy... maybe 15 years old?
It was set in amaerica in the wild west time
This boy was left behind from a wagon train
The story was about this boys adventures or travells somewhere
I think the book may have been part of a series or trilogy
I read the book in about 2002 - 2003
I would be greatly appreciative if anyone could help me out or remembers a similar thing

Thanks Regards Mike

Is it Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen (the first of five books in a series)?

From Amazon (Amazon.com: Mr. Tucket (The Francis Tucket Books) (9780440411338): Gary Paulsen: Books (http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Tucket-Francis-Books/dp/0440411335)) --

Gr. 6-9. Francis Tucket is 14 years old when he strays from his family's wagon on the Oregon Trail and is captured by the Pawnee. With the help of Mr. Grimes, a one-armed trapper who maintains an uneasy truce with the Pawnee by trading them guns and ammunition, Francis escapes and spends a winter learning to survive by living off the land. The boy's admiration and respect for Mr. Grimes causes him to question his role in "civilized" society and delays his return to his family. Francis' image of Mr. Grimes is altered forever, however, when Grimes takes revenge on an old enemy with what Francis sees as unnecessary savagery. Paulsen nods in the direction of responsibility in his depiction of Native American peoples, and he gives us a fast plot and sufficient character development. Unfortunately, he wraps everything up in the final two and one-half pages, resulting in an abrupt "surprise" ending that is ultimately unsatisfying. ~Janice Del Negro

Thank you very much I believe it is. That's a really quick turn around as well thanks

I'm a librarian (for 30 years).

I remember reading this book whilst at school ...Mike, I'm awarding you 5,000 (meaningless) points for using that word properly. Well done. :)