Friday, August 17, 2012

Realistic Fiction



Clements, Andrew. Things Not Seen. NY: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2002.  ISBN-13: 978-0142407318; Paperback;$6.99; 272 Pages.

Awards

  • ALA Notable Book & The Schneider Family Book Award

Annotation 

Bobby Phillips is a normal high school kid, but one day he wakes up and he is invisible and he can no longer attend school, hang out with his friends, or lead a normal life. Phillips turns to his parents and new friend Alicia to help find out if he will ever be seen again.

Book Talk

Bobby was once a normal kid going to high school, hanging out with friends, leading a normal life. This is all shattered when he wakes up one morning to find himself invisible. His parents are baffled by this phenomenon. Alicia, a blind girl, is his only friend through this horrible ordeal.Bobby becomes lonely, scared, and worried. His family, Alicia, and even Alicia’s family all try to find the cause of this strange phenomenon.  Is Bobby ever visible again? Does he ever find out what  caused him to go invisible? Read this intriguing story and find out if they are ever able to see The Things Not Seen.  


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