Things Not Seen

Andrew Clements

Apr 2006 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Winner of American Library Association Schneider Family Book Award! 

Bobby Phillips is an average fifteen-year-old-boy.  Until the morning he wakes up and can't see himself in the mirror.  Not blind, not dreaming-Bobby is just plain invisible.  There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to Bobby's new condition; even his dad the physicist can't figure it out.  For Bobby that means no school, no friends, no life.  He's a missing person.  Then he meets Alicia.  She's blind, and Bobby can't resist talking to her, trusting her.  But people are starting to wonder where Bobby is.  Bobby knows that his invisibility could have dangerous consequences for his family and that time is running out.  He has to find out how to be seen again-before it's too late.

Ratings and reviews

I can't even begin to explain it. But if you've ever wanted a piece of finely written literature to keep you hooked on every letter, every punctuation mark and every turn of the page, THIS is your book.

I loved this book and really want to read more. I read some of Andrew Clement's work in the past so I am familiar with his type of writing. The ending of this book m made me want to read more!

Great book! Could not put it down. Looks at the world from a different perspecitve that you would never have thought of yourself. This book illustrates common things and family relationships in ways that you find amazing. Probably Clement's only work of Science Fiction. Highly worth it's 5-star rating.

About the author

Andrew Clements is the author of several children's books. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Northwestern University and a Masters of Arts in Elementary Education from National Louis University, he worked as a teacher sharing his love of reading with elementary, middle, and high school students and started his literary career by writing songs. He has worked for several publishing companies where he published, acquired, edited, marketed, and developed quality children's books.  His first novel was the award-winning Frindle, which won sixteen state book awards, as well as the Christopher Award.