Title: The Schwa was Here
Author: Neal Shusterman
Publisher: Puffin
Books Year: 2004
ISBN: 0-525-47182-0
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
This book is for Ages:
12-adult
Awards:
Horn Book Award; ALA Best Book for Young Adults; ALA Notable Book
AR Points: 9.0
Subjects/Themes: Family
Life/Friendships/Blindness/Identity
Plot Summary: Brooklyn Eight-grader Antsy (Anthony Bonano)
meets the Schwa, the invisible boy that sits next to him in science class. The Schwa is real but nobody seems to notice
him. Antsy decides to help the Schwa
use his invisibility to their financial benefit. They charge a fee for feats of invisibility
like sneaking papers into the teacher’s correction pile and stealing a dog bowl
from the town’s most powerful recluse.
But both boys are looking for something more neither wants to be
invisible anymore.
Review: Do you ever feel invisible? Shusterman provides insight into the
mischievous and sometimes heartbreaking invisible lives of young people. This book is a quick read that my son and I
really enjoyed. It is a great story with
insights about the young person’s search for recognition.
If you like this book
you may also like: Antsy Does Time by Neal Schusterman
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