{"product_id":"the-anti-book-paperback","title":"The Anti-Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaphael Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Raphael Simon (a.k.a. beloved author Pseudonymous Bosch!) comes this \u003ci\u003ePhantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e for today's generation--a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many, many readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphael Simon is an author who lives in Pasadena, CA, with his husband and twin daughters. He is definitely not the alter ego of infamously anonymous author Pseudonymous Bosch, writer of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Secret Series and the Bad Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anti-Book\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766623404320,"sku":"9780525552420","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8857a8619d31f8f30d2609157e341479.webp?v=1780295694","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-anti-book-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}