{"product_id":"the-anti-book-9780525552420","title":"The Anti-Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raphael Simon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Name of This Book Is Secret \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a darkly funny story about a boy who wants the world to disappear. This fantastical quest for comfort and belonging was called \"a surprisingly powerful, formula-breaking coming-of-age story\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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! Satisfaction guaranteed.\" 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Raphael Simon (a.k.a. beloved author Pseudonymous Bosch!) comes this \u003ci\u003ePhantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e for today's generation--a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many, many readers.","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086736744599,"sku":"9780525552420","price":455.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780525552420.webp?v=1767639464","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-anti-book-9780525552420","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}