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All teen and kid reviews for The Schwa Was Here
Kid, 12 years old
July 4, 2009
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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.
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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. :)
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Not funny, actually, rather depressing.
For the whimsical chapter titles, this is a majorly depressing story. A kid has dreams, and really doesn't acheive them. His father neglects him. His mother ran away. It didn't make me come away with a feeling of happiness, despite a (spoiler) happy ending, it just makes me depressed. The author succeeds masterfully witht he characters, but I think he missed his intent.
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Perfect for the whoe family
It was a very good book
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Must read book for every 13 year old
It was very good
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Very Very Sad!
I love the Sc- wait what was I saying?
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Interesting
An interesting book which brings several new perspectives to the literary world. Abundant in humor, so much in fact I got in trouble several times for laughing in class. I highly suggest it to the school library for 7th-12th graders.
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Brilliant Book For All Ages
I read this book when I was in Thailand, and it was a great time passer for when we were sailing with nothing to do until we got to our next island. My friend was there, who had bought me the book. He continued begging me to finish it faster, as he had read the first page. This is a beautifully written story and had me hooked right until the very end. It is a bit of an offbeat story, and the brooklynese used in it is just icing on the cake. An absolute must read.
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I lost my sight of seeing from reading this book.
This book is really good better than all of the books that i have read in my life. Better than the bluford series. This situation can be close to life too.
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Good book
I read this book late at night, and really did enjoy it. While it's not my favorite book by Neal Shusterman, I found it was interesting and well-written.
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