Things Not Seen
by Andrew Clements
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Author: Andrew ClementsBrand: Puffin Books
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2006-04-20
ISBN: 0142407313
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Review: 9-12? Ha! 9+ would be more accurate.
Summary: 5 Stars
Because I'm 18 and loved it. I'll spare you the plot details (since countless reviewers before me have that covered) and just say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The storyline was believeable (well, for a story about an invisible kid anyway) and the relationship between Bobby and Alicia worked great. The characters' personalities were shown well and most were likable. Bobby's perspective as narrator makes the wording effective and the narration solid and enjoyable.
The only gripe I have is near the end when Bobby starts complaining about his parents making decisions for him when I thought they were rational and effective decisions at the time. Of course he's supposed to be 15, so some naivety and arrogance are to be expected. It didn't detract from the story at all, I just thought it was kind of annoying.
But I really did love the book. I can say it's one of my favorites. And I'm not a reader of YA fiction--at all. I seldom touch the stuff because I don't care to read pages and pages of whiny teenagers or preteens complaining about "mom and dad are so mean!" "why does everything happen to me?" "why don't the popular kids like me?" bla bla bla. Can't stand it. But Things Not Seen touches on it only enough to make it realistic rather than pile it on.
I first heard about this book when a woman at the library told my class in school about several books we might be interested in. It was an attempt to get kids into reading. I ended up trying out Hatchet eventually but it took me several years to get to this one. But the idea stuck with me. I searched "invisible boy book" in a search engine (having forgotten the title) and found it.
And I'm glad I did.
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