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Harris and Me

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Plot summary
Characters
Motifs
References

{{more footnotes|date=June 2015}}{{Infobox book |
| name = Harris and Me
| image = Paulsen - Harris and Me Coverart.png
| caption = Harris and Me first edition cover
| author = Gary Paulsen
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Wendell Minor
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = fiction
| publisher = Harcourt Children's Books
| pub_date = October 29, 1993
| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
| pages = 168 pp (first edition)
| isbn = 978-0-15-292877-3
| dewey = 813/.54 20
| congress = PS3566.A834 H37 1993
| oclc = 28067113
}}{{Portal |Children's literature}}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."^[1]

Plot summary

Characters

The "Me" of the title is an eleven-year-old boy who narrates the story. Since "Harris and Me" is a memoir of Gary Paulsen's childhood, The "Me" is Gary Paulsen, Or at least in his point of view.
Harris Larson: A hyperactive nine-year-old boy who loves kinetic adventures.
Knute Larson: Harris's father, a farmer who almost never speaks. He also drinks lots of coffee.
Louie: A farmhand on the Larson's place, who sleeps above the barn. He has no teeth and swallows his food without chewing. He also has a hobby of making small wooden sculptures, including a wooden hand sized bust of the main character in the memoir.
Glennis Larson: Harris's older sister, who repeatedly slaps Harris for swearing, which happens numerous times a day.
Clair Larson: Harris's mother, the cook of the family.
Buzzer: A lynx who was found and raised by Louie as a pet.
Ernie: An extremely aggressive rooster
Vivian: A big, female cow who doesn't like to be touched or milked.

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

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |author= National Education Association |year= 2007|accessdate=August 19, 2012}}

Juliane F. Gillispie and Robert M. Otten. Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered: For Further Reference. Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. Ed. Kirk H. Beetz. Vol 7. Beacham-Gale, 1990. January 2005. 26 June 2008.
Nile, Amber. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080625080856/http://www.secondaryenglish.com/harrisandme.htm Harris and Me]. Secondary English. 19 June 2008.
Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me. Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 1993.

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