Eleven-year-old Harris introduces his city cousin to farm life from slippery pigs to daredevil leaps out of the barn loft. Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his rude, crude, trouble-minded distant cousin, Harris, and is given an introduction to a whole new world. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Good for reluctant readers.