Harley, Like a Person

Cat Bauer

fev, 2009 · Sotuvchi: Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Fourteen-year-old Harley Columba is convinced she's adopted. She's nothing like her abusive, alcoholic father or her bitter, romance novel-reading mother. They have brown eyes, but Harley's eyes are blue. They argue and drink and thrive in dreary suburbia while Harley paints, writes poetry, and longs for a different family and a better life. But then she finds a new, startling piece of evidence: a harlequin doll that's been hidden away for years, with a note around its neck: "Papa loves you forever and a day." Now Harley has genuine hope--hope that she can escape the chaos of the Columba household. Hope that she can find her real father.

Tough, funny, and refreshingly honest, Harley, Like a Person is a compelling story of family, the power of creativity, and the enduring strength of self.

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Cat Bauer's first novel, Harley, Like a Person, was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and an ALA Popular Paperback. It was also selected as a Booklist Top 10 First Novel for Youth and won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award.   Bauer grew up in New Jersey, and has also lived in New York City and Los Angeles. She resides in Venice, Italy, where she has been a regular contributor to such publications as the International Herald Tribune's Italian supplement.