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by Neal Shusterman
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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it 5 years ago
I literally read this book in a day before our book club meeting on it, so even after I finished reading it, I felt like I couldn't remember parts. I remember it felt like a boy book (reminiscent of Jerry Spinelli) and that I enjoyed it, even though I felt like something bad was coming for about the...
An Excellent Library
An Excellent Library rated it 12 years ago
“Antsy” Bonano befriends Calvin Schwa, a boy who is “functionally invisible”; Old Man Crawley, an elderly recluse; and Crawley’s granddaughter, Lexie, who — although blind — sees more than most people.“It’s like he’s functionally invisible.”“The proper term is ‘observationally challenged,” Howie say...
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isamlq rated it 14 years ago
The title of the first chapter “Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled Off the Marine Park Bridge” is certainly a mouthful. Despite its being a mouthful, the same title did not completely prepare me for this funny, funny story of Ansty, The Schwa, Lexie, Howie, and Ira. THE SCHWA WAS HERE is wor...
Flying Kick-a-pow!
Flying Kick-a-pow! rated it 17 years ago
pretty awesome, and i expect no less from neal shusterman!! i must say, shusterman is a really talented author; i love how his tone varies completely from book to book. who would think that the same person would write something as utterly disturbing and depressing as Unwind, and yet be capable of wr...
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