{"product_id":"9780142405772","title":"The Schwa was Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Printz Honor award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Scythe\u003c\/i\u003e presents a quirky young adult novel, one teen boy holds the secret power of invisibility—and the other sees him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Antsy tells his story in a bubbly Beastie Boys-meets-Bugs Bunny Brooklynese that keeps the pages flipping.”—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is the kind of offbeat story I love best.”—Gordon Korman, author of \u003ci\u003eSon of the Mob\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tantalizing . . . a little off-balance, a little smudged and smirky.”—\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey say if you stare at him long enough, you can see what’s written on the wall behind him. They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing’s for sure: no one ever noticed him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcept me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy name is Antsy Bonano—and I can tell you what’s true and what’s not, ‘cause I was there. I was the one who realized the Schwa was “functionally invisible” and used it to make some big bugs. But I was also the one who caused him more grief than a friend should. So if you all just shut up and listen, I’ll spill everything. Unless, of course, “the Schwa Effect” wipes him out of my brain before I’m done . . .","brand":"Neal Shusterman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46716690497758,"sku":"9780142405772","price":17.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a0291676-883e-41a0-aaf2-15a9b44d8460.jpg?v=1747492298","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/products\/9780142405772","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}