Short, easy & fun read.Captures the spirit of Harley perfectly!I loved the illustrations, & style of the story.

12/29/20Read this to my son who enjoyed it immensely. :)

I think this is a cool introduction to Harley Quinn for younger readers/viewers. It introduces her as herself from her past to her present hitting all the important milestones in her story. It doesn't shy away from crime or even murder at some points. Also mental health as Harley and others are seem as patients in Arkham Asylum. I especially love how it showcases Harley and Joker's "relationship" as harmful and bad but in a way that children can understand it without being explicit.

I came across this book while at the bookstore looking for a different title as a Christmas present for my daughters. But as soon as I saw this one I picked it up, flipped it over and read the back. I was hooked. I did not even bother opening but immediately bought the eBook version. I read it in one setting after getting my kids down to bed, and bought 2 more in the series. I even reached out to the publisher to verify I had a full list of books available in the series. This book and the other

What a great version for kids! It condenses 25 years of Harley into a small paperback. While it glosses over darker moments like abuse it does mention codependency and how toxic her relationship with the Joker was. An excellent way to get the facts and the attitude of Harley Quinn. It leads right into Amanda Conner's comics too!

I LOVE THE WOMEN OF DCThey are intelligent, strong, opinionated, sassy, and can definitely take care of themselves.Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Zatanna, Wonder Woman and Harley are my top 5.Perfectly appropriate for Middle grade children. Great for Reluctant readers and DC Comic lovers.

So, the first time that I ever hear about Harley Quinn was when the "Suicide Squad" first came out in theaters and everyone decided they had to be her (dress like/act like her). Personally, I thought that it was childish and uncalled for, and I couldn't find any goodness in this character. Enter in my son's love for Batman. Enter in the books, movies, and TV shows. After a couple of months of my child talking about how amazing everyone was, my husband had me sit down to watch everything I had be...

I wasn't sure how they would handle this story for younger readers, because Harley Quinn has some ... "colourful" history with the Joker. Plus, her outfits :) However, I was pleasantly surprised by the age appropriate tone and content. Basically, the book weaves together Harley Quinn's life story and provides an overview of the major periods in her life: family life in Brooklyn, achievements in school and as a gymnast, academic development and interests in university and medical school, her time...

I started to really like Harley Quinn after watching Suicide Squad and wanted to read more about her and read her comics. When I saw this at my library I thought I should pick this up. Love all of her quirkiness. She is probably one of my favorite villain next to Poison Ivy.

Before reading this, I knew very little about Harley. The graphic novel provided a great backstory of her life: a brief introduction to her family life, her background in psychiatry, and her “transformation” from Harleen to Harley.This was a nice story of self discovery. Harley discovering who she is outside of the Joker and more interestingly, finding the middle ground between helping people and being a criminal. As someone who didn’t grow up reading the comic books, it was a nice addition to h...

This Backstory was actually pretty good--better than the one about Batman! It really gets to the origin of this character who is super intelligent, falls into some situations that lead her to a life of crime, and eventually redemption to become a hero--well, sometimes! If I could sum her up, I'd say she is very fun, and gets into trouble because of it! She values friendships highly, and has learned that there are those who would take advantage of her, like Joker, who would exploit that to his ad...

This is a nice, easy, quick read into the background of one of DC Comics best characters. Harley is a very education woman, who makes a few bad decisions that land her in prison/asylum. She is good/bad/and some where in between.

I absolutely love it, it tells you the story of Harley from A-Z, I love her craziness and simplistic character, she is my favorite super villain, I enjoyed the book so much, very light fast novel for a short break.

Cute chapter book for young readers.

Harley Quinn's popularity has recently spiked thanks to a certain Suicide Squad movie. She gets the DC Backstories treatment here in a very watered down history of her time as a psychiatrist and then the Joker's sidekick and final solo vigilante. Because this series is aimed at a younger audience, Harley's story is heavily censored to not focus on the abuse she faced. I liked that it was a little more interactive as Harley jumps in with her own commentary occasionally. It was a kid-friendly vers...

I got this from Archive.org without knowing anything about it, and was surprised to see that this is writing like an actual book, with illustrations and annotations "from Harley" throughout. This is actually a super cute, quick way to learn Harley's entire backstory in less than an hour. If you aren't usually a comics fan but liked Harley from Birds of Prey, this could be a fun simple read for you!

I've loved Harley Quinn since I saw Suicide Squad. This was a fun book to catch up with Harlequin and to get to know her backstory.

Fun read, great illustrations! I really enjoyed reading this book. Short and sweet.

I said before how much I love Harley Quinn.This one like it says is backstories.i really enjoyed this book.It was a lot of fun.If you enjoy a fast read and just some fun in a book then I recommend this one.

Interesting. But I, personally, wonder if Harley Quinn is a fit subject for younger readers. I was surprised to see that this was part of Scholastic. While this is somewhat tamer than her comic appearances, there is very little that isn't mentioned: for example, Harley's time in the Suicide Squad as well as clear mention of the time bomb implanted in her neck by Amanda Waller. Parents, just be aware.