Ebook {Epub PDF} Harley Like a Person by Cat Bauer

That's the difficult question faced by Harley Columba, the feisty year-old narrator of Cat Bauer's debut novel. Harley lives in a suburb less than an hour from New York City, but it might as well be "four zillion light years away"/5. Catherine "Cat" Bauer (born J in Greenville, South Carolina) is the award-winning author of contemporary novels featuring the young protagonist, Harley Columba, and is known for her unique and honest voice. Publishers Weekly said, "Bauer creates a witty and resilient narrator in Harley Columba.  · Editions for Harley, Like a Person: X (Paperback published in ), (Paperback published in ), (Kindle Edition published in

Editions for Harley, Like a Person: X (Paperback published in ), (Paperback published in ), (Kindle Edition published in In a never faltering voice, fourteen year old Harley Columba relates the events of her freshman year, including family secrets and the realities of being an artistic girl in a dysfunctional suburban family. Harley is like a person, and Cat Bauer is, too. Living in Venice, Bauer expects to take us on another trip with Harley, this time a world far away from our Strawberry Fields, our favorite bed and our favorite city. Harley Columba's next stop is Venice. I can't wait. Email This BlogThis!

'No, Harley, like a person.'" Fourteen-year-old Harley is dead sure that "drunken dragon and his fire-breathing wife" she shares a house with cannot be her real parents. And when she finds a doll with a year-old note signed "Papa loves you forever and a day"--not in her father's handwriting--she knows she's on to something. 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. 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.