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Language
  
English

Pages
  
168 pp (first edition)

Originally published
  
29 October 1993

Genre
  
Fiction

Country
  
United States of America

4.2/5
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Cover artist
  
Wendell Minor

Publication date
  
October 29, 1993

ISBN
  
978-0-15-292877-3

Author
  
Gary Paulsen

Publisher
  
Harcourt

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Media type
  
Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Characters
  
Harris Larson, Glennis Larson, Clair Larson, Louie, Gary Paulsen, Knute Larson

Similar
  
Gary Paulsen books, Young adult fiction books

Harris and Me is a children's novel written by award-winning author Gary Paulsen. It was first published in 1993. The book is composed of a collection of vignettes with a subheading to preview each chapter. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."

Contents

Jami martin harris and me book talk gary paulsen


Characters

  • The "Me" of the title is an eleven-year-old boy who narrates the story.
  • Harris Larson: A hyperactive nine-year-old boy who loves kinetic adventures.
  • Knute Larson: Harris's father, a farmer who almost never speaks.
  • Louie: A farmhand on the Larson's place, who sleeps above the barn. He has no teeth and swallows his food without chewing.
  • Glennis Larson: Harris's older sister, who repeatedly slaps Harris for swearing, which happens numerous times a day.
  • Clair Larson: Harris's mother.
  • Buzzer: A lynx who was found and raised by Louie as a pet.
  • Ernie: An extremely aggressive rooster.

    • Note: This is a memoir of a summer in the life of Gary Paulsen. It is said that he never went back to visit Harris.

    Motifs

  • Home life
  • Belonging
  • Family
  • Acceptance
  • Identity

    • References

    Harris and Me Wikipedia
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