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Summary: What an awesome book!
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?
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Kudos to Cat Bauer for a fantastic book that really grasps what it is like to be adolescent! Every person in the book, from Johnny Bruno to Peppy, is reminiscent of someone I knew when I was Harley's age. The story was excellent, and at the end, I felt like I shared a closeness with Harley. That is the sign of a truly good book!
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Summary: Harley, like a REAL person
Review: Once I started reading HARLEY I could not put it down. So much in this book rang true to me - Harley and her family and friends, Harley's dilemmas, Harley's pain, Harley's passions. I even felt sad for Harley's parents, who could be perceived as "the bad guys" - they just seemed so trapped in their lives, while I was always sure that Harley had a good chance to break away from her awful home life. This is a book I would recommend to anyone, not just a teenage girl; any woman or girl will be able to relate to the very "real" Harley, and to her world.
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Summary: searching for self-knowledge;
Review: Plot was intriguing: I wanted to find out if harley's parents were her real parents and that is what kept me reading. Character's voice: didn't ring true. (at least for this one reader) Unbelievable: It wasn't believable that her parents let her continue to go out with Evan after they found out he was kicked out of school for selling drugs. Before her parents barely let her out of the house. Hummm. Vague: couldn't really place her in the social scene. overall: good book. good characters. good ending.
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Summary: Harley Like A Person: Life's Difficulties
Review: The book Harley Like A Person by Cat Bauer, was great. This story wove itself into a intricate plot and was very relevant to teenagers facing difficulties. For example, Harley experiences many hardships in school throughout the book. Characters in the story were very interesting indeed...Also, I felt that the conflicts in this book were terrific. I loved the plot, conflict and the characters in Harley Like A Person.
After reading this book, I felt a mixture of sympathy and envy for the main character. This story was excellent because you really could relate to Harley's difficulty with her parents....Ms. Bauer wrote a very enjoyable novel with a very interesting plot.
The characters in Harley Like A Person are all unique. They made me laugh, frown, and sympathize. All the characters have their own troubles, especially Harley, who goes through so much confusion....Ms. Bauer reveals that she understands teenagers in this book, showing our strengths, difficulties, and joys. After reading the book, you feel as if you had actually met the characters and talked with them yourself face to face.
Another thing that pulls you right into the story is conflict. From the beginning, I could not put down this book, for I was itching to get to the end and find out what happens. Harley's obstacles in school and her family problems really help the story pull together a light sense of suspense and anticipation. Her issues with drugs added zest to the book, and really made me think of my life as a teenager. Conflict is a key point in any story, especially in Harley Like A Person.
Harley Like A Person tells a great story, reveals intriguing conflict, and introduces compelling characters. This book would be liked by everyone, especially young adults going through tough times with school, parents, or friends. Harley Like A
Person was a story that I found hard to put down, for it related to my own life and the lives of others around me. It touched my heart and reminded me about what life is really for. Just reading about Harley's strength would cheer anyone up.
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Summary: Harley , like...me
Review: there arent words to describe this book. im going to go and name my daughter Harley now. i am having real trouble describing my emmence emotion for this. this book made me cry more than any other book ive read, but i loved it the most of all of them. i love it i love it; i MORE THAN LOVE IT!
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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.
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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.
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Summary: i luv it!
Review: this book wuz the best one i read! it made me stay awake till i wuz done. is my sisters and i read it first!
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Summary: Harley: Like a Diary
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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