Reader Questions!
I get such wonderful letters and emails from readers. Occasionally, they ask me overlapping questions, so I thought I’d create a fun video answering some of them. Enjoy!
I get such wonderful letters and emails from readers. Occasionally, they ask me overlapping questions, so I thought I’d create a fun video answering some of them. Enjoy!
Hey Terri! Some motivation for you from your biggest fan! Don’t stress. You got this! Good luck today! I know you are going to do great. You’re making a significant change, and I’m so proud! Sending some good vibes and happy thoughts your way. Love you, Eleanor!
I was wondering after the Joe book, could there be a book about Celia? Thank you! You are my FAVORITE author ever!
I would love to do a book about Celia one day. She is definitely on the list!
Hey Mrs. Terri Libenson. I’m a big fan of how you draw, and the emmie & friends series are my favorite books! Just wanted to ask if there was gonna be another book after Always Anthony. Also, if there was going to be one about Joe Lungo. Thanks so much!
yea I was thinking about Celia and I was thinking Juan as well 😀
yesss there really SHOULD be a celia book!!
Love that suggestion, too!
I want one too! She could name it: “Certainly Celia!”
Sweet title!
How sweet! Thank you and right backatcha 🙂
Hey Mrs. Terri! I’m a big fan! Hope there will be a new book soon! I’ve got every book from your series, because I love how you draw. Thanks!
Next book in May, 2025! And thank you 🙂
Hi! I have a suggestion for your next book! I think it should be mainly about Joe! Maybe it could be called Jealous Joe and be related to how he is jealous of Leo and Sarah’s relationship. I really love your books! They are my favorite!
Love the suggestion. I get so many requests for Joe. I’ll keep it in mind! 🙂
I was maybe thinking jokingly joe
Love it!
Me too! I really think Joe is an amazing character and I would love to see him as a main char!! ✨
Hi terri, I love your series and was thinking that you should have a book for Dev. Maybe definitely Dev.
it could be about how he likes Brianna or something. Thanks so much
Joyful Joe could also be a really good title! Maybe the title could be referring to how he uses humor to defend himself?
OMG, Elanor, GENIUS!!! That’s such a good character suggestion, in my opinion!
Hi Mrs. Libenson! I’m a huge fan of emmie and friends! I just wanted to ask a simple question. Why did you chose to make Katie (Invisible Emmie) emmie’s alter ego? Maybe she could’ve had been real? And in Truly Tyler, why did Emmie, Brianna, Sarah, etc called Jaime and Maya “Gossip Girls”? I thought in Jaime, they all became friends? I kind of got confused on that part. But I love your books so much! They remind me of my life in middle school. Thanks!
Hi Kayra, so glad you enjoy the series. Happy to answer all your questions in an email, which I will do soon!
I LOVE EMMIE AND FRIENDS I READ IT EVRY DAY TWICE SOMETIMES 3 TIMES
Aw, I’m so glad!
Hey Mrs. Libenson! Its me, Kayra again. I just finished reading “Remarkable Ruby”, and I really wanted to suggest a book idea for a lot of people who feel this way. You should write a book about a girl who is starting her first year of middle school, and becomes close friends with this new girl. But then all the girl’s friends take the new girl’s side in a conflict they have, and they have a long fight even though the new girl hurt the girl’s feeling without even realizing. This book should be dedicated to people who feels like everyone is against them, when others don’t realize how they feel. This is just an idea I have. You don’t need to use it. Just you reading this will make my day! Thanks so much! 🙂
Hi Kayra, what a great idea (with all the feelings), thank you!
Hi Terri! I absolutely loveeee ur books! i just have a book idea or 2, but what if u did a book on Anthony and Jaime about like how they both like each other but dont have the guts to ask each other out to a valentines disco dance but all their friends also want to just go in their friend group and another idea is if u get a story with 2 teachers and their boring routines at school, until a new student comes along and changes things up. these are just a few jdeas, but thank you anyways!
I really like that idea, personally. : )
I love the Jaime and Anthony idea. They clearly need a book together!
Aw, they sure do!
Hi Terri, I really love your books and I was thinking maybe a book about Dev or Juan would be nice? Like ‘definitely Dev’ or ‘joyfully Juan’. As well as that, some of the other comments mentioned a book about Joe and I think that would also be really nice, maybe ‘jolly Joe’ even.
Thank you for all your work on these amazing books too!
Wonderful ideas! I’ve come to love all of these characters. Thank you! xo
Hi Terri, I love your books! I was thinking a book about Dev or Juan would be nice, maybe ‘definitely Dev’ or ‘joyfully Juan’? As well as that, I saw some other comments mentioning Joe and I think it would be a cool idea as well, ‘jolly Joe’, possibly? Anyways, thank you for all your work you put into these awesome books and I hope you are well!
Love it! I’d really like to focus on all of these characters someday. Argh, I have too many characters! 🙂
These are all such wonderful ideas, thank you, everyone! I’m keeping everything in mind. 🙂
Maybe you could do a book from the POVs of Grace as the main character and Celia as the secondary character and maybe call it “Graceful Grace” or something. Maybe it could take place in the summer between seventh and eighth grade, and we can see Celia’s motives for being Celia and see what Grace does to handle being the butt of Celia and Lindsay’s jokes.
Love this! I would really like to use Celia and Grace as main characters someday.
I love Emmie and Friends I read it out of order but overall it’s an excellent series. maybe if you do a book on Joe it could be how some bullies are kinda sad on the inside and that’s how he is and how much he gets in trouble. and like on the other side, you could do one of the people he kind of bullies/makes fun of? this is a kinda horrible idea but I like it 🙂 have a good day too!
Thank you! It’s most definitely NOT a horrible idea, I think it has a lot of heart. I will keep this is mind! xo
I feel so late 😂 but I agree that you have so many characters but a suggestion is maybe focus on 2 for now (like Joe and Celia) and then see where it goes 😊 just a suggestion though because of how I’ve noticed how your stories connect, I love them so much and they’re so entertaining 😁
Good suggestion. Thank you!
Hi, Terri! I’m a huge fan of these books and I really enjoy them all. I have almost all of them! Honestly, I was kinda indignant that Dev (my favorite) wasn’t given a book yet, haha. Maybe, if in the future you do a book on Dev, it could be like ‘Definitely Dev’ or ‘Decoding Dev'(Because of his coding thingie)?
Love the idea of using Dev. He’s been requested quite a bit. I will keep him in mind. Love the titles!
Hi! I just wanted to say that I’ve been reading the Emmie and Friends since Invisible Emmie came out (when I was 10) and I still enjoy reading them at 17! My favorite book is Just Jamie but my favorite thing from all the books is how all the characters have different interests like volleyball, basketball, poetry, science, acting, music, and fashion. I feel like a lot of books have characters who have vaguely similar interests but your series is more like how real life is. Also loved the q&a!
Oh wow, the time has flown. I’m so glad you still enjoy the series — that is really gratifying! (And, yes, I was hoping the characters’ varying interests reflect real life)
I really would enjoy a book about Joe! He is one of my favorites after he received some redemption and depth. I think Celia would also be a good choice because she needs to explain herself!! Haha, I love your books – keep up the great work!
Aw, thank you. I get so many requests for Joe. And I’m listening! 🙂
Hi Mrs. Libenson!
I want to say that I love your books, and that I have a few suggestions for your next ones. The first one is Joe. (Lots of people agree :] ) The next one is maybe you can write one about Jesse and how his life was changed after Anthony stood up to the bullies, and started doing basketball with Tyler’s brother, Anthony, and his teammates. I’m really excited for the next book, because I just finished reading Always Anthony, and I really loved it. (I think it is my fave) . The last suggestion is Grace. I think it would be really interesting to find out what she really thinks about Celia.
Thanks for your consideration,
Isabella
Great suggestions! Joe, Celia, and Grace are my top requests, and I take those requests to heart. Love that you asked for Jesse. Sometimes I wish I could write many books at once just to fit them all in! (and so glad you enjoyed ANTHONY)
Hi Mrs. Libenson!
I want to say that I love your books, and that I have a few suggestions for your next ones. The first one is Joe. (Lots of people agree :] ) The next one is maybe you can write one about Jesse and how his life was changed after Anthony stood up to the bullies, and started doing basketball with Tyler’s brother, Anthony, and his teammates. I’m really excited for the next book, because I just finished reading Always Anthony, and I really loved it. (I think it is my fave) . The last suggestion is Grace. I think it would be really interesting to find out what she really thinks about Celia.
Thanks for your consideration,
-Isabella
Hello Mrs. Libenson! I would like to say that I love your books, and wanted to say that I think that you should maybe write a book about Celia. You kind of made her out to be the popular girl bully, but we never really got to see her real personality and why she acted the way she did. You could explore her story, with maybe something that triggered her mean actions, like maybe her parents divorcing? You could name it “Certainly Celia.” I want to be an author one day like you, and have lots of ideas. Like maybe Joe could get a book, explaining his deep feelings that he hides by being the class clown. These characters are given a title, and not looked into as much as they should have, so I think they should get their own books, or maybe share one. Thanks!
Your biggest fan,
Lealah
Hi Lealah, thank you! I’ll definitely take your suggestions to heart, they’re great. Joe and Celia seem to be everyone’s favorites. 🙂 Keep on reading and writing!
Hi again,
It’s Isabella, and it has been 24 days since I commented my suggestions. I still have some stuff buzzing in my head 😜. 1.) What was the hardest character to draw? 2.) What is your favorite out of your 9 books? 3.) I have an idea for if you make a book about Celia- maybe she goes on a trip to a place less fortunate than her, or she goes to summer school and someone bullies her, then she realizes what she has been doing to Jamie, Maya, and Grace. (I also agree with (Lealah)
P.S. #3 was really random 😝
Thanks again, -Isabella
Hi Isabella,
1. Love this question. Hardest character to draw: Maya from Just Jaime. Strangely, her hair is hard to draw from different angles.
2. I really don’t have a favorite. Like having kids, I love them all for different reasons.
3. Great idea!!
Hiiii Terri! I’m SUCH a fan of your books! All of them are very cool and amazing! (My fav is probably remarkably ruby!) 🩷
anyway, I had some books suggestions:
First: Kyle Duncan and Lindsay! I reckon they are cute together and make an excellent book!
Second: Celia and grace! It could be grace wants to leave cee but Celia is making her stay.
Third: Joe! I don’t know who he could be paired with but he is such an amazing character and I reckon it would be amazing to see him act on his feeling for Sarah! Thanks for reading this! Keep up the amazing work ✨
-Skye!
All great suggestions, Skye. Thank you!
Hello Terri! I love your books and you are my favourite author. A suggestion for a book would be focusing on Joe and the title could be JOKINGLY JOE. It’s about Joe trying to impress Sarah but takes it too far and they argue
Hi!!! I really love your work Terri!!! And I’m super excited for a new book (whatever it may be). Thank you for all these books!!!!!!!😁
-Emmie
Hi! I’m Emmy and I love your books! But in Ruby’s story, I really wanna know what Juan means by “The Feather”! I am a 4th grader and I have a really high reading level! I just got a phone and my favorite color is Blue!
Hi Emmy (great name)! The Feather is a secret name Juan makes up for the boy he likes. The boy is like a feather, just out of reach. Juan doesn’t know if he can “catch” him. Does that make sense?
Hi, Mrs. Libenson!
I really love all of your books. My best friend introduced me to them in fifth grade, and I’m still hooked, haha. I want to be an author myself one day, and I find your story truly inspiring, because I also love to draw comics/cartoons. I also really loved how you introduced a gay character. I love gay characters in all media, and I feel like there needs to be more of them. I would love a book from Juan’s point of view one day. I love to write a lot, but I usually lose motivation after a while. I usually just take longer and longer breaks until I stop writing the story altogether. Do you have any advice?
-Ingrid
Hi Ingrid, thanks for reading! Yes, representation is important. Thanks for suggesting Juan, one of my favorites. As for writing, I like to make an outline first. That helps you stick with it. Also, make sure you’re writing something that YOU find interesting so that it holds your attention (write for yourself, no one else!). Hope that helps.
Hey Miss Terri! I am probably your BIGGEST FAN! I wrote a letter to you about a suggestion for a emmie and friends book, and I hope you get it soon! Keep up the good work, and I can’t wait to read Always Anthony!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Laura
Thanks, Laura! Looking forward to your letter.
I think there should be a book about Juan admitting his feelings to a crush of some sort
Aw, I love that