Emily the Strange: Stranger and Stranger

by Rob Reger, Rob Reger (Illustrator), Jessica Gruner, Buzz Parker (Illustrator)

Overview

Emily is . . .

1. A mad scientist

2. A cat lover

3. A mural painter

4. A golem builder

5. A virtuo-spastic guitarist

6. A wicked skater

7. A wily troublemaker

8. A poltergeist tamer

9. A mystery solver

10. A master prankster

11. An eXtreme procrastinator

12. A happy loner

13. A unique individual

. . . and now there are two of her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061991929
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/30/2010
Series:	Emily the Strange Series , #2
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	554,817
Lexile:	900L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	13 Years

About the Author

Rob Reger has grown Emily the Strange from an image on a few skateboards and T-shirts to an international fashion brand and publishing phenomenon. He lives in the Bay Area.

A former high school English teacher, Jessica Gruner owns a clothing boutique in San Francisco. She lives in the Bay Area.

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

Editorial Reviews

Gr 7–10—Emily the Strange, evil genius and skateboarder extraordinaire, has invented many things in her time—golems, working cat translators, great names for bands. But the duplication device may have been a mistake, especially when an accident produces an identical Emily. At first OtherMe is cool and useful, but it quickly becomes apparent that she is evil and will take over the world if not stopped. Emily's second journal, a sequel to The Lost Days (HarperCollins, 2009), is a dark delight, filled with all kinds of Strangeness: a broken leg, a Strange Manifesto that causes the entire town to go loony, an ex-spymaster neighbor, and an oddly understanding and absurdly patient mother, all described with demented wit and great relish, and accompanied by manga-style black-and-white cartoons. Does it all make sense? No, not really. Does it matter? Not at all. Fans of the first book and newcomers alike will thoroughly enjoy the zaniness and clamor for more.—Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

School Library Journal

A highly enjoyable read that will appeal to both readers new to the series and Emily fans alike.”— — School Library Journal

“[Emily’s] sarcastic, nerdy individualism—with a hint of buried sweetness—will make readers want to spend more time with her.”— — Publishers Weekly

“There’s no doubting the lighthearted but darkly hued creativity on display, nearly always sacrificing sense for strangeness. Pure black gold.”— — ALA Booklist

Reviews of EMILY THE STRANGE: STRANGER AND STRANGER: “A dark delight. Fans of the first book and newcomers alike will thoroughly enjoy the zaniness and clamor for more.”— — School Library Journal

“The book dresses up teen-identity issues in midnight-black humor and piles on so much persistent weirdness that oddball outsiders, goths in training, and other subversive types will find themselves positively smirking with glee.”— — ALA Booklist

From the Publisher

There’s no doubting the lighthearted but darkly hued creativity on display, nearly always sacrificing sense for strangeness. Pure black gold.”—

ALA Booklist