Terri lives with her husband, two daughters, and a spirited puppy in Cleveland, Ohio. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the Emmie & Friends series. Eventually, she found close friends for life-who love her exactly for her own dorky self. Terri is the Reuben Award–winning cartoonist of the recently retired syndicated comic strip The Pajama Diaries. “Libenson’s clever tale will entertain readers in the throes of middle school as well as younger students both wary of and intrigued by their near future.Terri Libenson’s middle school experience involved trying on friendships like clothes in a dressing room (often the dorkier ones fit). “Many readers will recognize themselves in Emmie and her friends, who are at once self-conscious and eager to be seen for who they are. “With all-too-familiar middle-school drama and an empowering lesson about speaking up and bravely facing down embarrassment, this should find an easy audience among fans of Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries books.”
A well-executed twist will have readers flipping back to see what they missed while cheering the strides made by Libenson’s no-longer-invisible heroine.” “In her first children’s book, cartoonist Libenson offers strikingly different visions of seventh grade through two very dissimilar narrators. Stephan Pastis, author of Timmy Failure Reading Invisible Emmie sums up middle school: You laugh, you cry, you get beaned in the head with a volleyball.” “Clever, funny work by a great cartoonist. Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor author-illustrator of Roller Girl “This funny and heartfelt tale will ring true for anyone who’s ever felt invisible.” A fantastic debut novel with plenty of laughs and tons of heart. “This is middle grade fiction at its best. You can find her online at Terri Libenson’s middle school experience involved trying on friendships like clothes in a dressing room (often the dorkier ones fit). Terri Libenson’s middle school experience involved trying on friendships like clothes in a dressing room (often the dorkier ones fit).
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