Harris and Me
 

Harris and Me

by Gary Paulsen

This summer will be different. That's for sure. When an eleven-year-old city boy is dropped off to stay on a farm with relatives, he doesn't know what to expect. His cousin Harris soon takes care of that. Harris is rude and crude and finds trouble at every turn. He leads his city cousin into everything from wrestling slippery pigs to catching mice to a daredevil jump out of a barn loft. And... (read more)

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four i
  • Rated 4 stars

I thaught that this book was very funny.When i read this book it was a completely new thing to me.I can make a connection to the boy because farm life was a completely new thing to the boy too.Alot of parts iin this book made me feel happy because it was so funny.I think that the heroes in this book were Harrises family because they helped the boy get used to the farm.The boy had no idea what to do when he first came to the farm because it was completely new to him.Harris may not have seemed...

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twelve j
  • Rated 1 stars

Good story about a boy who finaly finds some were were belongs.Good story about life

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  • Rated 4.352941 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • Lynyrd Skynyrd Freak.

    lynyrd skynyrd freak. said:

    this book is funny.

    posted Thursday, March 20 2008
  • Rachel S

    rachel s said:

    "Me"'s name is Orlo. It only mentions his name one time in the beginning of the book because it is written 1st person. I think it is when the Sheriff drops him off at the farm, Clair says his name.

    posted Tuesday, February 5 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • !*NIK*!

    !*nik*! said:

    This book is funny I like when harris makes a motor bike.Ive been on a motor bike and the throughtle got stuck fully pushed forward I hit a stump and crashed into a tree but my pants didn't fall off.I liked all the stunts they did.Why did Me have to leave?

    posted Sunday, February 3 2008
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