Bauer, Cat. Harley's ninth.BAUER, Cat. Harley's ninth. Random House, Knopf. 208p. c2007. 978-0-375-83736-4. $15.99. S On October 9th, Harley's art exhibit goes up in a gallery in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . It should be the most exciting time of her life, but Harley thinks she might be pregnant, and that would change everything. In this sequel to Harley, Like a Person, Bauer takes us through just one day in the life of Harley Columba. Raised by an abusive stepfather in New Jersey, Harley is now living with her biological father in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Named one of Beatrice Snow's Most Promising Young Artists, she is also in a serious relationship with a young musician. One afternoon they are not careful about sex and now Harley spends the day with an pregnancy test pregnancy test Any test used to detect or confirm pregnancy; in early pregnancy, all PTs measure hCG, the developing placenta's principal hormone, which is detectable as early as 6 days after fertilization; in clinical laboratories, serum levels of hCG are in her purse, trying to decide what the future will bring. The events of the day take us through Harley's life, through the family trauma of finding out that her best friend was really a half sister, and through the excitement of having her artwork exhibited in the city. Her father, a Tony Award-winning set designer, also faces down some of his own demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. as he returns to New Jersey with Harley to visit his ailing mother. The novel ends with two journalistic accounts of the day--her father's opening on Broadway and Harley's opening in the art gallery. The sexual description and other adult situations make this a novel for high school readers, and those YAs will find some down-to-earth values amidst the NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City glamour and culture. Janis Flint-Ferguson, Assoc. Prof., English, Gordon College There are three colleges named Gordon College:
S--Recommended for senior high school students. 
New book by Cat Bauer addresses such issues as sex, spirituality, art, music, Broadway, set design, pregnancy -- and, of course, John Lennon. |
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