{"product_id":"the-antibook-9780525552413","title":"The AntiBook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Name of This Book Is Secret \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a darkly funny story about a boy who wants the world to disappear. This fantastical quest for comfort and belonging was called “a surprisingly powerful, formula-breaking coming-of-age story” by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMickey is angry all the time: at his divorced parents, at his sister, and at his two new stepmoms, both named Charlie. And so he can't resist the ad inside his pack of gum: Do you ever wish everyone would go away? Buy \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Book\u003c\/i\u003e! Satisfaction guaranteed. He orders the book, but when it arrives, it's blank—except for one line of instruction: \u003ci\u003eTo erase it, write it\u003c\/i\u003e. He fills the pages with all the things and people he dislikes . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Next thing he knows, he's wandering an anti-world, one in which everything and everyone familiar is gone. Or are they? His sister soon reappears--but she's only four inches tall. A tiny tal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with clever wordplay and puns come-to-life. Its world crackles with imagination . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Book\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprisingly powerful, formula-breaking coming-of-age story.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"Simon’s omniscient narrator speaks to readers with equal parts humor, sarcasm, and intrigue. Short, quick-moving chapters, filled with dialogue and action, will keep the interest of its target audience . . . the strange, fantastical nature of this book is a fresh and welcome remix of the coming-of-age genre.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lively interstitial illustrations show the White tween in both realistic and fantastical settings . . . Short sentences and a fast-moving plot will especially appeal to reluctant readers. A bubble-gum story disguising some real substance.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Simon offers wacky, inventive sidekicks and plenty of humor, but it’s also weirdly refreshing to adventure with a grumpy protagonist truly wallowing in his misery. On the flip side, it’s heartening to watch Mickey grow in self-love and self-awareness and ultimately realize that he has been papering over deeper emotions with surface complaints. A sweetly silly but satisfying concoction.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"With this fast-paced, humorous adventure, Simon explores the complicated interplay of negative emotions as Mickey learns to confront his shifting 'states of mind' and cope with the world around him.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book will move you, make you laugh, and change the way you think. A mind-bending experience, unlike anything you've ever read before.” —Adam Gidwitz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Inquisitor’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“This exciting, clever, and ultimately moving book deserves a place on the same shelf as our most beloved children’s fantasies.” —Trenton Lee Stewart, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Benedict Society\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eWildly original. Witty. Whimsical. This book is clever and full of good humor. Kids (and their parents) will love it.\" —Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of \u003ci\u003eCounting by 7s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Quirky, snarky, and fast-paced. I’m very much pro \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Book.\u003c\/i\u003e I loved it!” —Chris Grabenstein, author of \u003ci\u003eEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Rafi Simon has created a wildly inventive world and a story that is both deep and deeply funny.” —Stuart Gibbs, author of \u003ci\u003eSpy School\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525489598807,"sku":"9780525552413","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780525552413.jpg?v=1731860711","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-antibook-9780525552413","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}