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Harley, Like a Person

Harley, Like a Person

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Harley Like A Person
Review: Harley Columba is a normal fourteen year old girl except for the fact that she must deal with her crazy mother and her always drunk and violent father. Her only passions and outlets are when she's painting and listening to John Lennon. But one day Harley finds a Harliquin doll with a sweet note saying "A Harliquin for my Harleykins Love, Daddy" and she's convinced that her father is not truely her father... Will Harley find what she's looking for?

This was a good book. You can relate to Harley so much and you just can't wait to get to the conclusion to see what happens.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not Just For Teenagers
Review: I enjoyed reading Harley, Like a Person. I know the book has been classified as "young adult", but as a mother with two young daughters, I'd recommend it to all my friends, especially when their daughters are entering their teen years. It'll serve as a good reminder of what high school is like and how easily it can be for us to fall into the trap of not treating our children with respect and trust and what problems that can cause.

The first person narrative moved the story along quickly but still left me with lingering images (e.g., comet covered counter tops, Harley sneaking into her storage space). I even found myself feeling sympathetic to Harley's mother, Peppy, and for the first time, I saw my teen years through my mother's eyes.

It's a quick but worthwhile read that I think both mothers and daughters will enjoy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ~* hArLeY *~
Review: I have been searching for a good book for the past two months and to my disarray have not found a one. I have tried the classics (they were too dull), i have tried the science fiction (they were too weird) and even trashy romances (UGH!). So today i went to the library and got something new, something different. It was titled Harley:Like a Person and I read it in one day, one of the best books I have ever read. So now I am in the same situation again, with no good book to read. ...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ~* hArLeY *~
Review: I have been searching for a good book for the past two months and to my disarray have not found a one. I have tried the classics (they were too dull), i have tried the science fiction (they were too weird) and even trashy romances (UGH!). So today i went to the library and got something new, something different. It was titled Harley:Like a Person and I read it in one day, one of the best books I have ever read. So now I am in the same situation again, with no good book to read. ...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ENCORE
Review: I love this book. It teaches the values of how you shouldnt take drugs, and shows how a true teenager acts. Believe me, I know from experience, since I am a teenager myself, and understand not to take drugs, because of this book, and many others. I love this book and reccomend this to all teenagers, and mothers of teenagers.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Completely Real
Review: If you like books that will draw you into the real life of a girl on the wrong track then this is it. I read it in 2 days. When your parents lie to you your whole life about who your father is you would flip too. Harley is an artist who is in a swirl of lies and doesn't know what to do. Her friend pretty much leaves her to fend for her self and her parents act like they don't care. She meets a boy who takes her to parties and does drugs. That doesn't last long. She soon goes in search of who her real father is.
This is a great book with a twist of an ending.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Harley Like A Person: Life's Difficulties
Review: It's truly hard to believe that this was Cat Bauers first book! I read this a few months after one of my friends had read it, and absolutley loved it. It was the kind of book that made you laugh and cry, and sometimes even relate to. Harley's life spirals out of control as she searches for her own identity. On her downwards fall she loses her best friend, but gains another, when she begins a new relationship with a boy. This ends up getting her into a lot of trouble with her cruel and dysfunctional parents, and Harley rebels. Will her life get any better, or will it continue its downward climb untill its too much to bare?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: harley, like a person
Review: this book was definitely one that i could read 1000 times over again. being an artist, i can really relate to harley, the main character of the book. in the story, she finds a clown in her attic from her father, but the handwriting is not her fathers, so she begins to believe that shes adopted. her family makes her unhappy, and she starts to go downhill. she loses her best friend, hangs out with juvenile delinquents, and starts doing badly in school. and as most would think that her character would deteriorate, she actually becomes more brilliant and more beautiful with every page. id definitely recommend it. people who like authors like steven chbosky and melvin burgess would love this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: supreme
Review: This book wins.

I had just read Brave New Girl by Louisa Luna, and I was raving about how authentic the voice of a fourteen year old was in that book. Then I picked up Harley Like a Person, and that was that. Harley is a far superior book in terms of capturing that teen voice. Not that I am an expert on what it is like to be a teenager, but I know what feels real to me.

Harley's dilemma is the kind of dilemma that is common in youth fiction: she doesn't like her family and she thinks she is adopted. But that's where the formulaic young adult novel ends and Harley's adventure begins.

I highly recommend this book to everyone who remembers being fourteen. Who remembers fighting with your parents even when you knew full well that it was not smart. Who remembers being in high school. Who remembers when your family was alien to you.

One of the editorial blurbs of the book says it best, "Harley's a real person." That is so true.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An unforgettable read for all ages
Review: This is one of those books that's so beautifully painful, so gorgeously tragic, you can't help but love it. Harley is a fourteen-year-old girl, and she's just starting to figure it all out. She makes her bad choices (which in reflection can be good):

Boyfriend: Evan, school [addict]

Parents: Peppy the boisterous alarm clock-voiced mother, the father Harley can't believe is hers.

Deep secret: She finds a harlequin in the attic with a gift card reading: A harlequin for my Harly-kins- your daddy loves you. Harley knows this is not from "her father" she lives with.

It's an inspiring novel and an enlightening look at real teen life. Harley has a long road ahead of her at the end, but a solid start on finding herself in life. You have to read this one.


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