Harley, Like a Person

By Cat Bauer

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Feb 25, 2009
• ISBN: 9780307485823

Reviews for Harley, Like a Person

[df6b_meaghang · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Harley has brown eyes, her parents have blue. Harley is convinced she is adopted when her parents tell her that they lost her birth certificate while moving to a new home. living with a drunken father and abusive mother, Harley is destined to find her real father. She sets out to find her father and on the way encounters many things such as drugs, boyfriends and old friends. i really likes this book because she goes through so many real life situations that teens today may be able to relate to.