Name: The Schwa Was Here
ISBN: 9780142405772

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

The Trouble of Noticing

A rueful first-person confession makes friendship, guilt, and being overlooked the story’s sharpest draws.

Come here for

A narrator who admits he hurt the friend he claims to understand
The uneasy tension between being unseen and being remembered

Expect

A conversational account addressed straight to its listeners
Questions of friendship and responsibility, with a wry edge

Book Details

Authors: Neal Shusterman
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: March 2, 2006
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens · Bullying
Reading lane: Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens

Affinity

Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens
78%
Bullying
78%
Growing Up
77%

Publisher Categories

Loners & Outsiders for Teens
Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens
Friendship for Teens

About This Book

They say his clothes blend into the background, no matter where he stands. They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing’s for sure: no one ever noticed him. Except me. My name is Antsy Bonano, and I was the one who realized the Schwa was “functionally invisible” and used him to make some big bucks. 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 tell you everything there is to know about the Schwa,...

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They say his clothes blend into the background, no matter where he stands. They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing’s for sure: no one ever noticed him. Except me. My name is Antsy Bonano, and I was the one who realized the Schwa was “functionally invisible” and used him to make some big bucks. 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 tell you everything there is to know about the Schwa, from how he got his name, to what really happened with his mom. I’ll spill everything. Unless, of course, “the Schwa Effect” wipes him out of my brain before I’m done….