The anti-book / Raphael Simon.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525552413 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780525552413 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780525552413
- ISBN: 0525552413
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Mickey finds a book that promises to erase whatever is written in it, and after filling the page with all the things and people he dislikes, he finds himself in the anti-world where everything familiar is gone"-- Provided by publisher. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12 Dial Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6 Dial Books for Young Readers. |
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Subject: | Fantasy. Magic > Fiction. Books > Fiction. |
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- 17 of 18 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tolland Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Tolland Public Library | J SIM (Text) | 34051150356049 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
The Anti-Book
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Summary
The Anti-Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Name of This Book Is Secret comes 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 New York Times. Mickey 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 The Anti-Book ! Satisfaction guaranteed." He orders the book, but when it arrives, it's blank-except for one line of instruction- To erase it, write it . He fills the pages with all the things and people he dislikes . . . 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 talking house with wings looks strangely familiar, as does the mysterious half-invisible boy who seems to think that he and Mickey are best buds. The boy persuades Mickey to go find the Bubble Gum King-the king, who resides at the top of a mountain, is the only one who might be able help Mickey fix the mess he's made. From Raphael Simon (a.k.a. beloved author Pseudonymous Bosch!) comes this Phantom Tollbooth for today's generation-a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many, many readers.