Jessica Gruner: 5 books

Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl--she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She's got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you're invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop-culture phenomenon.

Emily’s Strange To-Do List: Lose (and regain) mind Reprogram golem Locate secret book vault Commune with Dead Dark Aunts Rescue Cousin Jakey Redecorate souvenir kiosk Thwart Thought Thief Endure hero worship Grant ancestral...

Emily's uniquely strange homeschool syllabus includes: Time Travel 101 Advanced Spy Photography Bonnet Basics Great Aunts Through the Ages Intro to Germ Theory Care and Feeding of 'Squito Fish Fundamentals of Black Rock Spiderweb Embroidery Historical & Contemporary Felines Pop Quizzes Foodstuffs of the 1780s Thwarting Ancestral Enemies Techniques in Parallel

13 Elements you will find in the first Emily the Strange novel: Mystery A beautiful golem Souped-up slingshots Four black cats Amnesia Calamity Poker Angry ponies A shady truant officer Top-13 lists A sandstorm...

Emily is . . . A mad scientist A cat lover A mural painter A golem builder A virtuo-spastic guitarist A wicked skater A wily troublemaker A poltergeist tamer A mystery solver A master prankster An eXtreme...