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Synopsis
13 Elements you will find in the first Emily the Strange novel: 1. Mystery 2. A beautiful golem 3. Souped-up slingshots 4. Four black cats 5. Amnesia 6. Calamity Poker 7. Angry ponies 8. A shady truant officer 9. Top-13 lists 10. A sandstorm generator 11. DoppelgAngers 12. A secret mission 13. Earwigs Emily the Strange: 13 years old. Able to leap tall buildings, probably, if she felt like it. More likely to be napping with her four black cats; or cobbling together a particle accelerator out of lint, lentils, and safety pins; or rocking out on drums/ guitar/saxophone/zither; or painting a swirling feral sewer mural; or forcing someone to say "swirling feral sewer mural" 13 times fast . . . and pointing and laughing
Is The Lost Days appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Emily is an inventive, goth-leaning 13-year-old who wakes with amnesia and must piece together her identity. Mild peril (angry ponies, truant officer), quirky sci-fi inventions, and gentle mystery suitable for middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include amnesia and animal harm.
Who'll love this
A clever, creative goth girl with four cats has to solve the mystery of who she is—with particle accelerators and slingshots along the way.