How many pages is the schwa was here?

The Schwa Was Here

Author	Neal Shusterman
Publisher	Dutton Penguin
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	228 pp

Thereof, what genre is The Schwa Was Here?

Young adult fiction

Also Know, what is the setting of the schwa was here? The setting of the story takes place in Brooklyn, New York. It takes place in modern times because, although they do not directly say it, Antsy talks about modern things such as cars, planes, and television.

Beside this, what is the schwa effect?

'The Schwa Was Here' is the story of how a young Italian teenager called Antsy meets a boy called Calvin Schwa, nicknamed the Schwa. Antsy and the Schwa use this 'Schwa effect' to make money by carrying out dares, but this backfires when the Schwa sneaks into Old Man Crawley's apartment and is caught.

What is a schwa sound examples?

Schwa and English Spelling The vowel sound schwa is also found in two-syllable words such as alone, pencil, syringe, and taken. Children commonly misrepresent the schwa vowel and spell these words: ulone for alone, pencol for pencil, suringe for syringe, and takin for taken.

What is the schwa sound mean?

Definition of schwa. 1 : an unstressed mid-central vowel (such as the usual sound of the first and last vowels of the English word America) 2 : the symbol ? used for the schwa sound and less widely for a similarly articulated stressed vowel (as in cut)

What is the theme of the schwa was here?

The theme of "The Schwa was Here" is the idea that kindness and friendship can make someone who feels unwanted realize that they are wanted and that they do matter.