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The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman

The Schwa Was Here: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Schwa Was Here runs 6.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Neal Shusterman (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.1listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Schwa Was Here at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 90 hours in all.

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

476 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Schwa Was Here is an audiobook by Neal Shusterman: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Neal Shusterman, released August 12, 2008, on the Tough Topics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.1 hrs
Narrated by
Neal Shusterman
Released
August 12, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics
ISBN
9780739372364

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Schwa Was Here as an audiobook?

The Schwa Was Here runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is The Schwa Was Here free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Schwa Was Here?

The Schwa Was Here is narrated by Neal Shusterman.