Do I have to order it online in order to read it? Jared If you are trying to read it on Goodreads. This website is for book information, not actually reading the book.
I recommend a local lib …more If you are trying to read it on Goodreads. I recommend a local library. Is there any kind of romantic relationships in this book? If so is there anything explicit more than kissing?
Sarah Nothing explicit, but it is implied that the main character develops feelings towards the end of the book. See all 9 questions about Things Not Seen…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Things Not Seen Things, 1. Nov 10, Joel rated it it was ok Shelves: library-books , audiobooks , ya.
It never stopped being weird to me that the invisible teenager spends most of the book hanging around naked in public next to a girl he has a crush on. The other interesting detail that stuck with me: invisible poo only stays invisible for a little while.
Does that count as a spoiler? View all 13 comments. I loved this book from start to brilliant finish! Things Not Seen is an interesting, creative and I believe successful way to introduce disability to teens and adults.
Bobby Phillips wakes up one morning and is invisible; throughout the book invisibility is shown to parallel living with a disability. One passage early in the book says: " This is completely So that's why I'm saying Because one of them can't see and the other can't be seen, they make a great team.
The way Alicia's mother reacts to Bobby is very humorous. She says to Alicia: "What does this young man wear when you meet with him? Jul 28, Akyla rated it really liked it. This is an imaginitive modern day science fiction story more science than fiction about a boy who wakes up one morning to find himself invisible and befriends a recently blind girl who can relate to this newfound unusual disability.
I found this a great book overall. Unlike some books for young adults, this book was not predictable for adults. Although the gravity of the situation of a missing child and the impact on his parents needed to be emphasised to a younger reader, it does not take awa This is an imaginitive modern day science fiction story more science than fiction about a boy who wakes up one morning to find himself invisible and befriends a recently blind girl who can relate to this newfound unusual disability.
Although the gravity of the situation of a missing child and the impact on his parents needed to be emphasised to a younger reader, it does not take away from the amazing writing and intriging storyline.
A must read for anyone who has ever felt "invisible" in school or life. View all 4 comments. Mar 06, Gabby R. Andrew Clements really kept this interesting and reallistic. If it was a series, I would have devoured it in a few days. View all 3 comments.
Mar 02, KConaway rated it liked it. This book surprises - the idea of an invisible boy seemed too far-fetched for a novel that would otherwise fit into the catagory of realistic fiction. But Clements finds a way, in the creation of Bobby's relationship with Alicia, to make this a story that digs deeper into other issues about invisibility.
When will Bobby's parents stop ignoring him to see him for who he really is? Who sees Alicia for who she really is now that she's blind, and what can she now "see"? This was a good choice for di This book surprises - the idea of an invisible boy seemed too far-fetched for a novel that would otherwise fit into the catagory of realistic fiction.
This was a good choice for discussion with my 6th graders. Clearly by looking at other books Clements wrote are for children or teens. However, myself not being a children nor a teen, reading his book, 'Things Not Seen' was definately not just another teen book from Clements.
At first, when I read about two or three chapters I thought this book will be about an avarage teenager looking for the real meaning of life and becoming more mature. You know just another kid book thing However, as I flipped through the book, there were more meanings to it. Of c Clearly by looking at other books Clements wrote are for children or teens.
Of course just like other stories about a teen, this book talks about an irresponsible teen growing up to be a mature young adult. Before the invisibility happened, Bobby's parents decided what is good for him or what he had to do. But after becoming invisible, soon he finds out that he is the one who needs to change and take in charge of his own life. By doing so, his problem of being invisible was solved and he bacame more responsible.
However, there are more important factors to look at. Firstly, the bilndness comes out a lot in the book. The girl, who Bobby meets at the library, is a blind so when they met she did not know about Bobby's little secret and soon becomes his friend or more than just a friend.
She the blind character was the key to this story. If she wasn't a blind then it would've been almost impossible for Bobby to change and deal with his problems maturely. It was just because she was a blind, they became friends and grew up to be more mature while helping each other's problems.
When the girl needed help, Bobby became her eyes, and when Bobby needed help, she became his body. This was quiet remarkable how the arthur thought about putting to completely unusual characters and made things work. Moreover, when Bobby truned invisible, his parents did not know where to look at when talking to him.
Bobby's mom wanted to touch and feel him to make sure he is there. During the whole time when Bobby was invisible, his parents needed his guide in order for them to know where he was even Bobby describes how anxious his parents looked when they could not 'see' him. The way that Bobby described about just observing his parents and how they reacted made it seemed like they are blind.
By reading this part of the book, I could get a glimpes of how people with blindness might feel. Also, through the part where Bobby describes how other people act when they see the blind girl walking by herself how people would not get close to her, and they glance at her but never stare made me rethink about how the society thinks about people with disabilities.
Who decides what is normal and what is abnormal? This question kept popping out while I read this book. Of course not everyone becomes invisible or blind. But it could happen to people and there is no certainty that will not be me. A few years ago my mother was diagnose with breast cancer. I've never thought one of my parents will have such a thing. But surely I realized that nothing is for certain.
Anything could happen to anyone. Back to my point, who really decides people with 'visible' disability are abnormal? I can't even defind what really is being normal and what is not. Can anyone in the world say, 'I am a hundred percent normal'? Secondly, this book also contains another message; the way of looking at a life. Towards the end of the book, Bobby finds another person who become invisible like him about three years ago. That person a woman lived invisible for three years without even trying to find a way to get back to her life.
She managed a way to not communicate with others in person and went out when necessary. Even when Bobby called her to tell her how to become visible again, she did not want to hear him and told him not to call anymore. By reading about her and knowing how she felt before 'the' incident made me understand about her situation. She probably felt meaningless about her life and when even she was not invisible she felt like the whole world is seeing right through her.
Her situation with her parents were not satisfying although she always misses them. Also, I could assume that her self-confidence is at low. On the other side, Bobby by becoming invisible realized how much he missed being at school talking to his friends, even he wasn't a very popular kid and had only few friends playing instruments with others. He wanted so bad to have a regualr himself back, and when he did he couldn't be more happier about his life.
Being in the same situation in a very rare situation , Bobby and the woman had totally different perspective of view their problems. For Bobby not being able to be seen was a misery but to the woman it was a refuge.
Not being able to be seen by others made her feel more comfortable and feel sheltered from her reality living with her what-she-thought miserable life. This part was surely unexpecting and I was surprised, because there are alot of times that I thought some people's life was simply easier and better than mine since they were born with a lot more things than myself.
But even two people are given the same exact thing, the result could come out very differently. This book tells this lesson very clearly. In conclusion, this was not just another teen fiction from Clements but it had deeper thoughts and messages that could make its readers rethink about ourselves.
Sep 17, Ryan rated it it was amazing. This book is an under-appreciated young-adult classic. An everyboy named Bobby wakes up one morning to find himself invisible. But his biggest concern isn't how to use this new power for good or evil; it's simply how to get back to his normal life.
The characters are all incredibly well written, and Bobby's thoughts are engaging and familiar, or at least they would be if I'd ever been invisible.
Though it has a few bits of sci-fi in it--mainly centering around Bobby becoming invisible, and attem This book is an under-appreciated young-adult classic. Though it has a few bits of sci-fi in it--mainly centering around Bobby becoming invisible, and attempting to become visible again--it's more or less a coming of age novel, with a heavy dose of adventure.
There are many surprises: some of them, temporarily worrying plot developments, and others, heartwarming discoveries and insights. I really, really liked this book--after all, I read it over 10 years ago and I still remember it well enough to say all this. And yes, it deserves a five star review. It may not be your typical classic, but I know I'll be re-reading this book soon now that I've recalled it, and I know I'll do so over and over again in the years to come.
Aug 01, Cheryl rated it really liked it. Intelligent SF for teens? A fable for all ages about people who are "different" -? An adventure for MG readers? Never mind the labels, just read it. I did, twice, and now I'm going to read the second, which I own, and try to find the third But don't worry if you don't want to start a series - the first stands alone just fine.
Feb 08, Cassandra Barboza rated it really liked it Shelves: i-own-on-bookshelf. Almost anyone can relate to the feeling of being invisible, of being ignored. But can anyone know what it's truly like to become invisible. This book is a book for younger children but it nevertheless brings to perspective the reality of the world we live in today. We have parents that don't completely know their children because they lead such busy schedules and a society where being handicapped can mean being ostracized and becoming invisible.
Bobby wakes up one morning, invisible. No one can s Almost anyone can relate to the feeling of being invisible, of being ignored. No one can see him. Even though many an author could have come up with a story about Bobby causing mischief and having fun with his invisibility the whole story through, the author actually shows that invisibility is a hindrance and not a gift as many people wish to believe.
Yes, Bobby does have some fun with his invisibility, which is completely rationale since the character is only thirteen but the story quickly begins to center on the fact that being invisible is more complicated than it seems. Bobby quickly finds Alicia, a girl who had recently become blind. She is the only person to which Bobby can reveal himself to because she understands what it's like to not be seen. She is the version of Bobby that exists all around us and is not based on science fiction.
The book looks into the significance of becoming invisible through the guise of invisibility while digging deeper into the real life matter. Invisibility is becoming afraid to do the things you don't think you can do anymore.
But the books shows that anything can be done if you are dedicated and committed to fighting for a place in the visible world. It's a book that shows there is more to be seen than what is just in front of us.
In style and writing the book is very honest. If the character gets mad he gets mad. The author does not prevent the characters from having real emotions. The characters react like real people would. They are not unbelievably gracious. I want to write characters that are truly possible and not idealized versions of people. Bobby acting petulant during the beginning of his situation is like what a real thirteen year old would do and I am glad that the author wrote the scenes to reflect real life.
Apr 12, Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl rated it it was amazing Shelves: amazing , disability , read-in , read-in , read-in , worth-reading-again-and-again , quirky , spring , read-in , read-in Favorite Passages:.
Mom's a literature freak. If she catches me looking bored, she grabs a book and shoves it in my face and says I have to read twenty pages, and then if I want to stop, I can. A lot of the time I get hooked. Like on Lord Jim. That was a strange one. And Hemingway. She made me read In Our Time, and then I read all his books. And she gave me Catch and Cat's Cradle. So I got hooked on Vonnegut. High density, but good.
And Michael Crichton. And I just finished The Odyssey. That was a surprise. It was actually good. And I've found some good books on Dad's shelves - Richard Feynman especially. He's this very funny physicist - which are not words that usually go together. Mostly I like books that have a world I can get into. And I guess that's because books have always been so much more interesting than my life.
Until today. So I say to myself, Fine. But I think I'll do the "or something" part. Except it's not. It's me. I'm what's different. Gloves, scarf, sunglasses, hat, coat. Just like at breakfast, I feel a surge of power from knowing that I can see his face, but he can't see mine.
I read his face as he talks. His eyes drinking in the phenomenon again. His eyes narrowing, his forehead wrinkling as he tries to see and comprehend. His mouth talks, but his eyes never stop hunting, looking for some hidden laws of physics that could explain the missing head and hands that ought to be sticking out of my black turtleneck shirt. Because when fear begins to crawl, it just keeps coming. Light is good, light is very good.
But the windows behind all the curtains are dark, and behind every curtain there's a horror story, a real one. It's the real ones that come crawling at me through the night. The alarm system is blinking. That's supposed to make me feel safe. It's blinking next to every door. The alarm system has eyes and fingers all over the house.
It senses things. The system will shriek when something outside starts to come through a door or a window. But fear doesn't need doors and windows. It works from the inside.
It's not like I'm some mad scientist who planned and studied and dreamed about becoming invisible all his life, and now it's happened, so now I can use my powers to take over the world. Right now. In the sunshine. Because I can. Because I want to. Because I'm not going to just sit around and wait for stuff to happen anymore. I'm still me, and I have a life. It's a weird life, but it's still mine.
What parents need to know Parents need to know that although the year-old protagonist's overnight invisibility seems wildly implausible, there are many positive messages young readers can glean from his experiences.
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Report this review. Adult Written by mateo immer December 4, Things not seen is a perfect book. Teen, 13 years old Written by sofidomi06 June 28, A unique view on invisibility! This was a great book. I like it because it puts almost believable science into the explanation of being invisible. The main character, Bobby, turns invisible Kid, 12 years old June 17, It's an interesting story. There is some nudity, but when given context, it makes sense.
There's some sciency stuff which is fun to figure out with th What's the story? Is it any good? Talk to your kids about How would you deal with being invisible? What kinds of things would you do if you knew nobody could see you? Have you ever felt "invisible," figuratively speaking? If so, why? And what did you do about it? Our editors recommend. The Giver, Book 1. Riveting, expertly crafted novel shows utopia's flaws.
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If you ever read his other books Week in the Woods or Frindle you will surely love this one! Once I started reading it I could not put it down! The author Andrew Clements made such a creative problem and plot for the book. It is about a 15 year old kid named Bobby Phillips and he turned invisible. Bobby and his parents are trying to find a cure for stop making him invisible. Will Bobby stop being invisible? Or will the government come and take him?
You have to read to find out! The book takes place in Chicago Illinois. This book is a mystery and has some funny moments. I recommend this book for 8 and older. This can also be an amazing book for teachers to read for their students. Overall, this book is amazing and you should get it. Helpful Not helpful Report review. Get top deals, latest trends, and more. Email address. Sign up. About Target Careers.
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