A funny and good book. Lots of humor. ( )

In this book i really like how the author gave Harris an accent when he said "ya i got me some dorty peeptures" I thought that this gave him a more complex personality. ( )

I laughed out loud. I recommended it to an older male friend who saw himself and loved it. ( )

If you love listening to Tales from Lake Wobegon, I'm positive you'll give this book five stars. Great for any age, probably a joy to read aloud as a family. If you've raised animals or lived on a farm you may enjoy it six stars or more! Interesting to note the level of technology held by this area post-WWII. Comments from those people on farms in the late '40s '50s welcome for perspective. ( )

So funny I laughed out loud! I have suggested it to tons of boys who "hate to read" and they have all loved it. ( )

Hilarious summer story about a city kid who goes out to live with country relatives he's never really met for the summer. This story is about all the crazy stuff they get into, like riding a giant hog and jumping off the barn into hay, and being dared to pee on an electric fence! ( )

I loved Harris. He reminds of some of my students who have huge imaginations and noses for trouble. I keep more than one copy on my classroom shelves because all the boys want to read it after I read them the part about the frog. Ew! ( )

otable awards for Harris and Me include: “1994 ALA Best Books for Young Adults and “1997 Iowa Teen Book Award”. As an author, Paulsen has been awarded: “1991 Alan Award” and “1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award”. Harris and Me is a fun, easy read, and very enjoyable. It would be an excellent book for reluctant readers, as well as for adults looking for a nostalgic look back into the past. Paulson writes with a rapid succession of humorous episodes and wacky antics making Harris and Me a real page turner. Humor gives young readers (and adults) a way to escape the realities of daily life—especially if the humor is in the form of misbehavior, practical jokes, teasing, and grossness. ( )

I read this because it purported to be about farm life. It is juvenile fiction, by a prolific author I had never heard ot. The events described are much exaggerated and incredible, and there is some disdain for farmers shown. I did, though, as I read, think of ny younger brother John when he was little and often did things my father half-amusedly called "mean things." But he was never as mean or stupid as Harris. I am far too old to have enjoyed this crude and dull book. ( )

Guys, keep doing whatever the heck you do. Run over Ernie. ( )

An 11year old boy is moved around from family to family because his parents are alcoholics. He finally ends up with the Larson family in the rough country of America. With no TV or any modern type of entertainment Harris and his cousin set out to make their own fun. Such as riding pigs, building their own motorcycle out of a washing machine motor and bicycle, and getting attacked by a rooster and cow.

This book is a great book. I enjoy reading books that pertain to living on a farm because I live on a farm. I have always wanted to go back in time and live life like they do. This book is well put together and it keeps you interested.

This book could be used in the classroom to teach children what was like before technology. This book could also be used to compare and contrast their life to Harris’ and his cousin’s life. I would take the children on a field trip to a farm so that the students could experience for themselves how a farm really worked. ( )

Laugh out loud story of a boy sent to visit his cousins in Minnesota for a summer. Harris drags him into all types of trouble and when he finally has a chance to seek revenge, Harris faces a fearsome foe. You never quite know what is just around the corner with these two and Paulsen keeps you laughing whether you are 7 or 70. A great read-aloud if you know your audience and you have previewed it first. ( )

this is so funny and keeps u on the edge of your seat ( )

This book is freaking amazing. ( )

I found this book delightful. I loved the setting, the fun of it all. ( )

11 year old boy’s parents are alcoholics so he is shifted around from relative to relative until he is (un)lucky enough to land with Harris’s family in the backwoods of America. In a time before TV and the internet, Harris and his cousin get up to all sorts of mischief. Like riding pigs, putting a washing machine motor on a bike and not being able to stop it, getting attacked by rooster and cow on his first day at farm. Also about Buzzer, an orphan kitten that grows up to be a mountain lion!!p.127 Frying Harris’ business!p.20 “In the back…p.25..to do” When the boy gets hit by Vivian

Set in rural Minnesota after WWII, the book focuses on a boy's experiences living with his cousins during summer vacation. Having spent summers on a farm in Iowa, it was fun to read all of their adventures. As usual, Paulson's writing is colorful and full of vivid images. ( )