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The Schwa Was Here
(2004, Fiction - Friendship, Written by Neal Shusterman)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Going unnoticed isn't always fun.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Schwa Was Here
Parents need to know that this is a borderline-fantasy take on a real problem: Young adolescents who feel invisible, unnoticed.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about self-image. How much of our self-image comes from the image others have of us? How can someone go through life unnoticed?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
Perfect for the whoe family
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
Really good!!!!
I really enjoyed this but I think it is better for older kids. The kids are sneaking out at night, a man calls an Italian a 'dumb guinea', a company cheats a boy by selling him billboard space over a closed road, even though it is for half price, after that boy had made a false fan website so the company would sell him billboard space. I think the book is more for boys than girls, but there are girls in it. There is some language but the author puts in substitute words.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Great Book
This year, in my English class, I had the pleasure of being forced to read, "The Schwa Was Here". It was a cute work of fiction, and did give me a bit to think about. It is not at all off-color; nothing to worry about here. "The Schwa Was Here" was a funny and memorable book, of course I'm probably not going to remember it for much longer. :)
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Very Very Sad!
I love the Sc- wait what was I saying?
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Wow, fantabulous
This is the first time I ever have loved a book so much, I mean, with the Brooklyn speech terminology and other wonderful factors, just makes this book worth while to read.
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