The Anti-Book
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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...
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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.
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1.Get lost!
That s what Mickey says to everyone these days.
He might even say it to you if he knew you were here.
GET LOST!
See?
It isn t personal. He has nothing against you. He just wants to be left alone.
2.
Get lost, dog!
It isn t just people. He even tells his dog to get lost.
GET LOST, DOG!
See?
Sometimes Mickey has to say it more than once.
GET LOST, DOG!
I SAID, GET LOST, NOODLE!
Yes, Noodle is his dog s name unfortunately. Mickey prefers not to say it aloud.
You probably think it is unkind for a boy to tell a dog to get lost. Unless the dog is biting him. Or the boy is allergic to dogs.
Mickey s dog never bites him. Mickey is not allergic to dogs.
Besides, Mickey s dog is hypoallergenic.
Mickey just wants his dog to go away. And he wants you to go away too.
It isn t personal. It isn t doggerel, either.
(That was a joke. Doggerel is bad poetry, or gibberish; it has nothing to do with dogs.)
Of course, it wasn t always this way. Noodle used to be Mickey s favorite thing in the world.
He never minded that Noodle smelled when his coat got wet. Or that Noodle always held on to balls when they played fetch. Or that Noodle made muddy paw prints Noodle Doodles, Mickey called them on Mickey s bed at night.
You might even say Mickey loved those things about Noodle.
Then one day, for no apparent reason, he stopped loving them.
Like I said, it isn t personal. He just doesn t love anything very much anymore.
3.
Get lost, sister!
Well, sometimes it s a little personal. Like with his sister, Alice.
His big sister, as Alice always reminds him.
GET LOST, SISTER.
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Big sister.
See?
GET LOST, BIG SISTER.
With pleasure! she replies. But she never goes very far.
Alice is always telling Mickey to grow up and to think about other people for a change.
You mean like you?
For starters.
Mickey s big sister is only two years older than Mickey. Well, two and a half. Which is hardly older at all, in Mickey s opinion.
Being so close in age, Mickey and Alice used to be close friends. Or if not close friends, at least close siblings. Which is close enough.
You re my best little brother, Alice would say.
I m your only little brother, Mickey would say back.
Or Mickey would say, You re my best big sister.
And Alice would say back, I m your only big sister.
It was like a secret handshake.
It meant You re awesome. It meant I ve got your back. It meant I love you.
Then, one day, Mickey s older sister got an older boyfriend. Older, that is, than she. Two years older.
Mickey: twelve. Alice: fifteen. Boyfriend: seventeen.
Seventeen!
A two-year difference might not be much in the case of, say, siblings, but when it comes to a boyfriend, in Mickey s opinion, it s much too much.
Alice disagrees. As she sees it, having such an old boyfriend means that she is no longer just a little bit older than Mickey; she is a lot older.
And a lot bigger.
Math is funny that way.
4.
Get lost, sister s boyfriend!
Get lost, sister s boyfriend s friend!
As if all that weren t bad enough, Alice s boyfriend is a bodybuilder. He has extra-large biceps, or as he calls
Big sister.
See?
GET LOST, BIG SISTER.
With pleasure! she replies. But she never goes very far.
Alice is always telling Mickey to grow up and to think about other people for a change.
You mean like you?
For starters.
Mickey s big sister is only two years older than Mickey. Well, two and a half. Which is hardly older at all, in Mickey s opinion.
Being so close in age, Mickey and Alice used to be close friends. Or if not close friends, at least close siblings. Which is close enough.
You re my best little brother, Alice would say.
I m your only little brother, Mickey would say back.
Or Mickey would say, You re my best big sister.
And Alice would say back, I m your only big sister.
It was like a secret handshake.
It meant You re awesome. It meant I ve got your back. It meant I love you.
Then, one day, Mickey s older sister got an older boyfriend. Older, that is, than she. Two years older.
Mickey: twelve. Alice: fifteen. Boyfriend: seventeen.
Seventeen!
A two-year difference might not be much in the case of, say, siblings, but when it comes to a boyfriend, in Mickey s opinion, it s much too much.
Alice disagrees. As she sees it, having such an old boyfriend means that she is no longer just a little bit older than Mickey; she is a lot older.
And a lot bigger.
Math is funny that way.
4.
Get lost, sister s boyfriend!
Get lost, sister s boyfriend s friend!
As if all that weren t bad enough, Alice s boyfriend is a bodybuilder. He has extra-large biceps, or as he calls
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Autoren-Porträt von Raphael Simon
Raphael 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 New York Times bestselling Secret Series and the Bad Books.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Raphael Simon
- Altersempfehlung: 8 - 12 Jahre
- 2021, 320 Seiten, Maße: 14,5 x 21,8 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0525552413
- ISBN-13: 9780525552413
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.03.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Filled with clever wordplay and puns come-to-life. Its world crackles with imagination . . . The Anti-Book is a surprisingly powerful, formula-breaking coming-of-age story." The New York Times"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." School Library Journal, starred review
"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." Kirkus
"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." Booklist
"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." Publishers Weekly
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 The Inquisitor s Tale
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 The Mysterious Benedict Society
Wildly original. Witty. Whimsical. This book is clever and full of good humor. Kids (and their parents) will love it." Holly
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Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7s
Quirky, snarky, and fast-paced. I m very much pro The Anti-Book. I loved it! Chris Grabenstein, author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Rafi Simon has created a wildly inventive world and a story that is both deep and deeply funny. Stuart Gibbs, author of Spy School
Quirky, snarky, and fast-paced. I m very much pro The Anti-Book. I loved it! Chris Grabenstein, author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Rafi Simon has created a wildly inventive world and a story that is both deep and deeply funny. Stuart Gibbs, author of Spy School
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