Harris and Me, Gary Paulsen
Harris and Me, Gary Paulsen
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Harris and Me
A Summer Remembered

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Steven Boyer

Unabridged: 3 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/28/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

"I'm 11-years-old, from the city, and my parents are mean alcoholics. One day the deputy takes me away to live with some distant relatives on their sprawling farm in the country. At the Larsen farm, I meet my Uncle Knute and Aunt Clair and their two children, Glennis and her wild brother Harris. I also meet Louie, the crusty old guy who works as a farmhand and steals all the pancakes at breakfast. Harris introduces me to life on the farm, and it proves to be a rude awakening. From getting up before dawn to be kicked in the groin by a cow, to wrestling in the mud with slimy pigs, this is turning out to be quite the experience." Best-selling author Gary Paulsen is acclaimed for his many novels for young adults. This rollicking tale set just after WWII features action and laughs galore, and is sure to appeal to even the most reluctant readers. "A hearty helping of old-fashioned, rip-roaring entertainment."-Publishers Weekly

About Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on March 04, 2018

This is quite possibly the funniest piece of writing that Gary Paulsen ever published. I've always been disappointed that I couldn't read it aloud to children at school thanks in large part to Harris's decidedly foul mouth. I have never laughed so hard at any other book in my life, the stories of Pa......more

Goodreads review by Rod on September 26, 2018

Banned Book Week! Time to read some banned books. First up is this curious little item from the mid-90s, challenged apparently for its language. A nameless 11-year-old narrator is passed from relative to relative in the 1950s (Probably? Reference is made to a 1949 truck.) because his parents are a pa......more

Goodreads review by Terris on June 07, 2024

With his usual magic style, Gary Paulsen takes readers through a special summer of a young boy. His alcoholic parents can't take care of him so he is sent off to distant relatives on a farm in Minnesota. Cousin Harris leads the two through many exciting (and usually dangerous!) adventures, and the s......more