Emma Lesko

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Emma Lesko

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Emma Lesko grew up near Detroit, Michigan, where she ate dirt, taught her guinea pig to turn the basement lights on with his teeth, and read books in a garbage can. Like all kids, Emma had some superpowers. She had supersonic ears, super-strong taste buds and a super-smelling nose. Sometimes her superpowers were spectacular, and sometimes they gave her a feeling of barf. Though Emma has written a gazillion kids’ stories, Super Lexi is the first one she ever showed anybody.

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Emma Lesko As a little kid, I never got into "kid-friendly" activities. Overnight camping trips, field trips, school performances, carnivals, class parties, you …moreAs a little kid, I never got into "kid-friendly" activities. Overnight camping trips, field trips, school performances, carnivals, class parties, you name it, they overwhelmed me. I did not like them. But in the 80s, kids' perspectives were not validated as well as they are today, so I frequently faced grown-ups who told me all kids liked that stuff. No one really believed me.

I decided to write SUPER LEXI about a second-grade girl who hates musical performances & staring eyeballs because I think kids need to be told there's more than one way to experience the world. There is power in the written word. I thought if a grown-up wrote a book that says it's OK to see the world this way, then it would be official for whatever kid needs to hear that. (less)
Emma Lesko It's so nice to hear from you, Cade!

I do have a few more ideas for SUPER LEXI books and hope to complete them, but there are no official releases sche…more
It's so nice to hear from you, Cade!

I do have a few more ideas for SUPER LEXI books and hope to complete them, but there are no official releases scheduled after the Christmas book comes out in November. When I do have release dates on future books, I'll announce them on my Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/EmmaLeskoAuthor

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Average rating: 4.68 · 62 ratings · 30 reviews · 2 distinct works
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“Your carbon dioxide is breaking my concentration.”
Emma Lesko, Super Lexi

“I don’t like banging on noisy instruments, I don’t like songs that get stuck in my head,and I don’t like eyeballs staring at me. That’s how come I don’t like music class. The other kids at school like music a lot. That’s no biggie, though. Everybody’s different from everybody, and I’m different about music.”
Emma Lesko, Super Lexi

“My daddy carried me out to the car like a baby,which I am not. I didn’t mind, though. His shoulder can be the correct place for my face sometimes.”
Emma Lesko, Super Lexi

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
Rumi

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