{"product_id":"the-anti-book-9780525552420","title":"The Anti-Book","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith nods to \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\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! 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 . . . and the next thing he knows, he's wandering an anti-world, one in which everything and everyone familiar is gone. Or are they? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of humor and surprise, and slyly meaningful, this is a \u003ci\u003eWizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e for today's generation--a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many, many readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon, Raphael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525552420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Raphael Simon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39757704200267,"sku":"9780525552420","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_6dfc74ac-bd28-4a27-972d-c8352fa3b821.jpg?v=1652357676","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-anti-book-9780525552420","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}