The Schwa was Here is a book about an often overlooked and unpopular middle school aged
boy named Calvin Schwa and a boy who befriends him despite the fact that many other people
overlook him. There are six main characters in The Schwa was Here.
These characters include Calvin Schwa, Anthony Bonano, Old Man Crawley, Lexis Crawley, Howie Bogerton, and Ira
Goldfarb. The novel is written by Neal Shusterman and was published in 2004 by Dutton
Penguin, a popular publisher of books for young adults. The book received a good amount of
critical acclaim getting positive reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, and Boston
Globe/Horn Book Magazine.
