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100 1 _aSimon, Raphael
_c(Children's author),
_eauthor.
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245 1 4 _aThe anti-book /
_cRaphael Simon.
259 _aHardback original
260 _aNew York :
_bThe Dial Press,
_c2021.
263 _a202104
300 _a320 pages :
_billustrations (black and white) ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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366 _b20210330
_cIn Stock
520 8 _aWith nods to The Phantom Tollbooth and Coraline, this darkly funny fantasy is a classic-in-the-making - the story of a boy who wants the world to disappear... and what happens when it does.
_bFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Secret Series comes a darkly funny story about a boy who wants the world to disappear. This fantastical quest for comfort and belonging is perfect for fans of classics like The Phantom Tollbooth and Coraline.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. Full of humor and surprise, and slyly meaningful, this is a Wizard of Oz for today's generation--a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many, many readers.
655 0 _aFantasy fiction.
655 0 _aChildren's stories.
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655 7 _aFantasy and Magic.
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655 7 _aChildren's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism
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655 7 _aAmerican / British style comic books & graphic novels
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