Book of the Week #3 is THE SCHWA WAS HERE– one of my most...

Book of the Week #3 is THE SCHWA WAS HERE

– one of my most award-winning books, having won the Boston Globe Horn Book award, among others. This was my 28th published book, but the style of the story goes back to my roots of writing humor, which I did a lot of when I was in college. The main character, Antsy Bonano is a kid from Brooklyn (like me), with not much of a filter, and tons of unintentional wisdom.

The story, in Gatsby fashion, revolves not around Antsy, but around his friend, Calvin Sch...