We got ahold of this book as children, and the 4 of us TORE through it while growing up, it’s been from Colorado to Ohio multiple times, one copy was even signed by WNBA players.. we have all separately purchased multiple copies but keep giving them out to friends, I literally just ordered 4 and am about to order 3 more (2 for the local library, and another for a friend)
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This is one of my favorite Gary Paulsen books. It is fast paced and funny. The two main characters are well developed through Paulsen's artful writing. I've given it for a present to children and adults alike and it's always a hit.
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Gary Paulsen never shuns writing about real life to spare your kiddies' artificial innocence. His books deal with the pains and joys of childhood - parental quarrels, alcoholism, abusive behavior, etc. - more forthrightly than any other children's writer I encountered with my own son as he was learning to read, and my son loved Paulsen's book enough to choose them for himself. "Harris and Me" is a first-person narrative,...
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Due to his parents' alcoholic tendencies and their inability to care properly for him, the unnamed narrator of this coming-of-age tale is forced to move from place to place throughout most of his childhood. We are told of one summer in early 1950s, which lands our eleven-year-old narrator with Harris and his family, the Larsens, who are "shirttail relatives" and have willingly taken him under their wing to live on their remote...
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This book deserves at least 10 stars. I confess, it is my favorite book of all time. Read the entire first chapter and I guarantee that you won't be able to put it down. It is hilarious! This autobiographical novel is about the summer Gary Paulsen spent at his cousin's farm. Harris is a real person! And so is Gary - so he didn't get to choose the ending to this story. Unfortunately, Gary's parents were mean drunks. But,...
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