Told through Emily's diary (she calls herself "Earwig" due to amnesia), the book features "Top 13" lists, hand-drawn doodles, and quirky wordplay. Emily is celebrated as an icon of individualism

The story begins with Emily waking up on a park bench in the town of with no memory of her identity. The Diaries of Emily the Strange: the Lost Days

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