Harley's Ninth

Harley Columba #2

by Cat Bauer

Sixteen-year-old Harley Columba knows that October 9th won't be an ordinary day. At 8:00 a.m. she stands on the pier and gazes at the Statue of Liberty, framed by the morning sun and the fading moon. This is the day her first art exhibit opens in a gallery in New York City. The day Harley and her friends will visit the Broadway set designed by her newfound father, the famous Sean Shanahan. The day she returns to her hometown, Lenape Lakes, New Jersey, in stifling suburbia—with Sean, who hasn't been back for 14 years.

The fact that it's the ninth also means that she's five days late. She and Evan were careless that one time, and she could be about to make a mess of her life. October 9th—Harley's ninth—promises to be a monumental day as Harley reexamines herself as an artist, a girlfriend, a daughter, and a person.


From the Hardcover edition.

Genres: Young Adult

208 pages, Hardcover

First published February 13, 2007

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Reviews

[bjneary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sixteen year old Harley is living in New York City with her biological father pursuing her dreams surrounding her true passion, art. The story outlines a tumultuous day in which Harley realizes that her period is five days late. As the day unfolds there are many other interactions and disputes that force Harley to once again examine and question the relationships that she has developed over the years of her life. Harley’s Ninth, however does really cause the reader to relate to characters, and will at many times cause the reader the same frustrations as the characters in the book!

[Maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book - really, really well-written. Whenever I read a book like this, I always get mad because I wish I was the one writing it... ;)

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

No where near as well-written as her first book. The story seemed stilted.