The Schwa Was Here  The Schwa Was Here is a young adult novel by
Neal Shusterman. Published by Penguin Books and Dutton Books in
2004, it is about an eighth-grader's friendship with another
student named Calvin Schwa, who is capable of seemingly not
being noticed by the people around him.   Antsy: Now I know why
Howie buzzes his hair, because if he didn't he'd have millions
of people trying to pull it out. Antsy: All tell cameras were
messed up. One was pointed the wrong way into a sign about the
proper handling of kosher pork. The only thing anyone saw was
that the pork sign had not been stolen. Howie: Dude, if you're
going to make something up, make up the proper term. Antsy: Old
testament, new testament, red testament, blue testament. This
one has a little star See how many faiths there are. This was
the point I realized how much sleep I missed.  External
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