Things Not Seen
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When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and finds himself invisible, he and his parents and his new blind friend Alicia try to find out what caused his condition and how to reverse it.
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Add a SummaryThe 15-year-old narrator is the principal thing not seen. As the book opens, he discovers that he has turned invisible overnight. He breaks the news to his parents who, afraid of being hounded by the media, instruct him to share his dilemma with no one. But when Bobby ventures (naked) out of the house and visits the library, he meets Alicia, a blind girl to whom he confides his secret. Their blossoming friendship injects a double meaning into the book's title. As his physicist father struggles to find a scientific explanation for and a solution to his son's condition, husband and wife decide that they will tell the investigating truancy officials and police that Bobby has run away. Bobby, however, becomes increasingly determined to take control of the situation and of his own destiny. He has a deepening connection to Alicia, who helps him figure out a solution to his problem.
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Add a Quote"Guys! I can't see myself!" "Well, come in here and we'll see what's the matter." "But that IS the problem!"
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Add a CommentThe sequels are good, too: Things Hoped For, 2006; and Things That Are, 2008. Since this is YA, I hope it's O.K. to recommend an adult book on the experience of invisibility, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, by H.F. Saint, published 1987. A little risque at times, without being offensive; suspenseful, and so hilarious at times you'd better not try to read it in study hall. You'll get thrown out for laughing like a maniac...but then, what could be better than getting thrown out of study hall?
this book is really good!! the topic was really creative. it made you want to read more.
If you liked this book, I would reccommend reading a book called Flip, by Martyn Bedford. It's not about invisibility - it's about a kid who accidentally switches bodies with another guy, but I swear, I had to look at the author twice before believing that it wasn't Andrew Clements.
Good book. Could have been better