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

About the Authors

Rob Reger is the founder of the aesthetic- and design house, Cosmic Debris and the creator of Emily the Strange, an icon of empowerment for outsiders of all stripes. He received a BFA from UC Santa Cruz, and an MFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. He lives in the Bay Area.

A former high school English teacher, Jessica Gruner is the author of Emily the Strange novels and comics. She lives in the Bay Area.

Buzz Parker endlessly illustrates Emily the Strange comic books and novels. He lives in Arcata, California.

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