Things Not Seen

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Summary: by Ryan (age 14)
Review: Imagine one morning you wake up, you go through you're usually morning routine, and you look in the mirror...but wait; you're not there. You're invisible. In Andrew Clements's Things Not Seen, this is what happens to a regular 15-year-old boy named Bobby Phillips who lives with his two parents in present time Chicago. Throughout the story Bobby adapts to his new condition, and looks for some answers. On the way there, he finds himself lost, scared, but also finding new friends.
Bobby is such a believable character kids today will relate very well. He has the normal teenager personality with sarcasm ("Oh great. Yeah, let's call one of those Invisible Teenager Specialists. I'll get the Yellow Pages.") and everything else. In the beginning of the story, Bobby meets a blind girl named Alicia who helps him out so much from start to finish. Bobby learns who to trust and who not to trust, and how being invisible definitely has some advantages. "News flash: Invisible people make excellent spies and thieves." During the story Clements uses suspense, cliffhangers, and out of nowhere surprises. Some events may do the characters some good, but others take a turn for the worst. In the end Bobby makes some risky decisions and Clements has you in suspense until the last couple chapters.
This novel, Things Not Seen, is a fantasy, but so realistic with believable characters and settings with surprising, make you hanging, exciting events. It will make you think of the impossible and how you would handle it. This story reveals the significant of friends and why you should always have a little hope for the better. This is a book you won't want to put down until you reach the end.

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Summary: Invisible
Review: Looking for a great book then read about a boy who mysteriously becomes invisible one morning. Then he meets a blind girl and together they find a way to help him.

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Summary: Emotional Book
Review: Ok I'm a 12 year old girl and this book was really cool. There's this boy that turns invisible... well one morning he just wakes up and he's not there anymore. It's not like he's transparent, he's just invisible. You'll get what I'm saying once you read the book. Told in the first person, this book is sort of like his diary... which, might I add, diaries are fun to read, no matter whom they belong to! It's quite real, although I highly doubt that by the way he turned invisible (I don't want to spoil the ending, so I won't tell you how he got this way), like I was saying, I doubt the way he turned invisible would actually happen, but it's fun to wonder...
So he and his family are trying to deal with this problem, that by the way, won't just go away on its own, while the police and his school are getting quite suspiscious. I read this book in like three days, because I couldn't put it down! It's really interesting, and a good book. The reason I wrote emotional book, is because this kid's in touch with his emotions, well sometimes, and he expresses them, with highly detailed decriptions of his days. The end of the book made me cry, and it might just be because I'm emotional like that. But I think you will too, because the end will shock you, surprise you, and most of all, touch your heart. I know that sounds really corny, but it's true, and I think anyone, any age, would really enjoy this book.

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Summary: "Things Not Seen"
Review: One of the best books I've read this year is "Thiigs Not Seen" it's about a boy who wakes up one morning,goes down stairs & relizes that his parents can't see him. Bobby is a regular 15 year old until his life gets flip-flopped.If you want to find out why Bobby becomes invisible & what kind of things he endures you have to read "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clemnts.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: One word: Wow. I bought this book at a book fair and was attracted to it because of the unusual title. I was stuck on this book and didn't put it down unless to sleep!! I finished it in 2 days because of this, and almost got in trouble with my teacher for not putting it down. ANyone who has not read this book should! It is wonderful!!!

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Summary: Interesting
Review: The book explores the interesting concept of being invisible. Bobby, a young boy, wakes up one moring and can't see himself. He now must hide from the world. If he does go out, he must bundle up and wear sunglasses, or walk around naked. His only friend is a blind girl, who accidentally finds out about his invisiblity. Now Bobby must figure out if there is a way out; can he ever live a real life again, or is he condemed to hide from the whole world forever? First he must figure out how this happened, but he doesn't have much time. The school and the government haven't seen him for many weeks, and they are becoming concerned. Will Bobby be able to become visible again? Well read the book to find out.
One thing I objected to was that this kid goes places naked to spy on people and discover what is it like to go around town invisible. His clothes don't turn invisible. Because of this you will have to make your own decision on wether you want to read a book with this in it or not.

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Summary: Things Not Seen, A Story about a Boy, who turns invisible!
Review: The great book "Things Not Seen" is written by Andrew Clements. The Main character in this book is named Bobby. Bobby is a regular teenager, who isn't very popular, and just try's really "not to be seen" but one day when he comes out of the shower, he really won't be seen. The Main story is about Bobby Phillips who has to go through being invisible. He has to not go to school, and go around and live his life "invisible", until he can finaly turn back, the way he was. The Story takes place mostly in Bobby's house and sometimes and the University Library that Bobby goes to.
The Main theme of this story is friendship and trust, because Bobby developes a strong friendship with a blind girl name Alycia, who helps him stay safe and strong, and also trust of not letting the word spread about Bobby.
Overall, I did like this book, and I rate it a "4" because there are still some areas where it seemed a bit odd to me. I do recommend this book to anyone who is interested! It really has character!

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Summary: Things Not Seen
Review: Things Not Seen is a book about a named Bobby whom wakes up one mourning to find that he is invisible. He tells his parents of this and they, after calming down and thinking about it, realize that they should just keep this between them. He eventually gets bored of sitting at home and doing nothing so he decides he will go out for a while and he finds an interesting way of doing that. He ends up accidentally running into this girl at the library and finds out she is blind. After that something happens to his parents which really made the novel start to move along. After that he starts to develop a relationship with the blind girl and finds out her name is Alicia. They are much alike in many ways and seem to have and face the same problems.
At first when I started this book I thought it was kind of slow going. There was very little action in the beginning and nothing seemed so very special about the events that happened. It also seemed at that time very unrealistic. But all of a sudden it picks up a few chapters in into one of the best books I have ever read. Bobby's and Alicia's friendship bring something to the novel that just makes everything flow and also a hard to put down book. They both seem to help each other all the way through.

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Summary: The best book I've read
Review: Things not Seen is a book about a narmal 15 year old boy until a serant day that he turns invesable his name is Bobby Phillips. It's a regaular school day when it happens. Bobby gets out of shower and off the mirror. thats when he finds out that he's invisable. Then he looks down and can't see his feet. He runs down the stairs then drinks his drink. Then life completly changes. Then the whole house hold swore not to tell ANY one. When Bobby fell asleep agian his mom and dad go to work. Bobby wakes up and then go the libry then it gets inerasting. Then his parnts get into a rack. The day before his mom comes home he tales his new friend Ailia {a blind girl} or something like that. Well, at the end his friend finds away to help. Does it work read to find out.

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Summary: Irritating
Review: Things Not Seen is a foolish fancy of the imagination. Nothing is particularaly in-depth nor believable in any fantasy world. I nodded off more than once from lack of interest, and at the end I was relieved that I would no longer suffer from it. Again, Andrew Clements fails to produce a jewel.