by Rob Reger (Author), Jessica Gruner (Author), Rob Reger (Illustrator)
With her trademark black hair and spunky attitude, Emily the Strange is a follower of no one but herself. In her first adventure, Emily finds herself in the small, sinister town of Blackrock with no memory of how she got there, who she is, or even of her own name. Armed with only a blank notebook and a slingshot, but befriended by four black cats, can she puzzle out Blackrock's hidden secret and how it connects to her own amnesia?
Internationally known, and instantly recognizable, thirteen-year-old Emily is a mad scientist, a cat lover, and a rock guitarist whose unequivocal message is that your greatest strength lies in being yourself. Told in Emily's inimitable first-person narrative, this quirky and irresistible tale is part mystery, part adventure, and wholly strange.
Read all the wildly inventive adventures of Emily the Strange:
The Diaries of Emily the Strange: The Lost Days
The Diaries of Emily the Strange: Stranger and Stranger
The Diaries of Emily the Strange: Dark Times
The Diaries of Emily the Strange: Piece of Mind
Number of Pages: 264
Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.8 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2026
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Emily the Strange: The Lost Days
Interest Level: Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 7
