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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Main Character - I don't think his name is ever mentioned in the book: A city boy whose parents drink is passed from relative to relative, settling for a summer at a family farm.
- Harris: The second cousin to the aforementioned "city boy", he curses and is a generally earnest and pugnacious child.
- Knute: The father of Harris, Knute plays with his son by twirling him around the river--silently, of course, as he does everything else. He is also a farmer.
- Glennis: The city boy's second cousin and Harris' older sister, Glennis is belligerent and will gladly whallop her brother, just for fun or to punish his cursing.
- Clair: Kunte's wife, Clair is a mite impatient with Harris but a loving and busy mother,
- Louie: Knute's farm helper, he drinks like he eats: inhaling and without stop.
- Ernie: Is the rooster in this book. He has a small part but a very funny one!
- Me(the other boy in the book besides Harris): He has a bad home life so he goes to spend the summer with Harris. He has no idea what is in store for him over the next few weeks.
- Harris: Harris is a country boy who is wild and adventurous. He has many near death experiences in this book. He does not think very well.
- Vivian: Add a description of this character.
- Tarzan: The character in the comic
- Clel
First Sentence edit
Meeting Harris would never have happened were it not for liberal quantities of Schlitz and Four Roses.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 70 of 98 in ALA's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Fahrenheit 451, and followed by Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gary Paulsen (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0152928774
Page Count: 168
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0152928774
Page Count: 168
Awards edit
- Iowa Teen Award (1997, #1)
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