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Emily the Strange: Dark Times - by Rob Reger & Jessica Gruner (Paperback)

Emily the Strange: Dark Times - by  Rob Reger & Jessica Gruner (Paperback)
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Last Price: 10.99 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Traveling in her homemade Time-Out Machine, Emily journeys to the eighteenth century to uncover the truth behind a Strange family rumor.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Emily's uniquely strange homeschool syllabus includes . . .</p><p>1. Time Travel 101<br />2. Advanced Spy Photography<br />3. Bonnet Basics<br />4. Great-Aunts Through the Ages<br />5. Intro to Germ Theory<br />6. Care and Feeding of 'Squito Fish<br />7. Fundamentals of Black Rock<br />8. Spiderweb Embroidery<br />9. Historical & Contemporary Felines<br />10. Pop Quizzes<br />11. Foodstuffs of the 1790s<br />12. Thwarting Ancestral Enemies<br />13. Techniques in Parallel Universe Management</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Emily's] sarcastic, nerdy individualism--with a hint of buried sweetness--will make readers want to spend more time with her."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"A highly enjoyable read that will appeal to both readers new to the series and Emily fans alike."----School Library Journal<br><br>"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<br><br>"There's no doubting the lighthearted but darkly hued creativity on display. Pure black gold."----ALA Booklist<br>

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