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allen_h's review against another edition
4.0
Harris and Me is a story of a boy who goes to a farm to live with family over one summer. He doesn't really know them at all or the first thing about living on a farm, but he learns. Along the way he has a lot of adventures with his cousin, Harris, and they get into all sorts of trouble.
I read this book in one day. I thought it was really funny and love the way Paulsen writes. I seem to always be able to find myself in his stories.
Due to the sporadic cursing and some questionable content, I'm not sure that I would use this book in my classroom unless it was going to be a read aloud where I could omit certain words and content.
I read this book in one day. I thought it was really funny and love the way Paulsen writes. I seem to always be able to find myself in his stories.
Due to the sporadic cursing and some questionable content, I'm not sure that I would use this book in my classroom unless it was going to be a read aloud where I could omit certain words and content.
rbetts50's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
jamikaye1980's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it. The characters are hilarious and it makes you feel like a kid again
katieckb's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
This is a children’s book that is set in the early 1950s. It is written from the perspective of a young boy. One day he is taken from his parents (who drink a little too much at times) and brought to live with some of his distant relatives on a farm. This is the story about his friendship with his second cousin, Harris, and the adventures and escapades that they get up to on the farm.
This is a children’s book that is set in the early 1950s. It is written from the perspective of a young boy. One day he is taken from his parents (who drink a little too much at times) and brought to live with some of his distant relatives on a farm. This is the story about his friendship with his second cousin, Harris, and the adventures and escapades that they get up to on the farm.
pammysue1957's review against another edition
4.0
Cute country-life book. Brought back some memories of Grandma and Grandpa's farm.
quidamtyro's review against another edition
3.0
This came up in a discussion of which childhood books will stand up as an adult and I had never read this one. Gary Paulson is a good writer, but this one was a kids book for me (as it was intended) and not one I'd read without a child involved.
libraryjen's review against another edition
2.0
I'm obviously not the target audience, but this is definitely not Paulsen's best work. There were a couple funny scenes, but mostly I was bored.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
I had to push to get through this one. As an adult I could appreciate the story, but I think it would feel really outdated and somewhat confusing to kids living in urban or suburban areas because they probably wouldn't have the necessary background knowledge. It also bothered me that "commie jap" was used frequently without much context.
aseleener's review
2.0
At my library, this was listed as "juvenile fiction". I would NOT consider it that. There are some adult themes throughout that I had to edit as I read aloud to my 8 and 11 yr old kids. There was also lots of swearing. I would have bailed at the very beginning, but they liked the story and begged me to continue. I only agreed bc it was fairly short. This should be considered YA, not juvenile. Thank goodness I didn't recommend this to my 11 yr old to read on her own!
pjdksmith's review against another edition
5.0
The antics of this poor boy had me in tears! What a great short story. The writing is exceptional and it reads like a movie in my head. I wish i could take the little boy home with me. I loved this book!