Rating: Summary: Started slow and ended much to soon Review: What would you do if one day you got out of bed and took a shower and realized that you were invisible? Well that's just what happens to unpopular Bobby Phillips. He's no stranger to feeling invisible to everyone, especially when it comes to girls. Then one fateful day at the library, he bumps into Alicia and panics thinking his secret will be revealed. It doesn't take long though, for Bobby to discover that Alicia is blind. The two quickly become inseparable and for the first time Bobby begins to feel accepted. But when Bobby starts to wonder if he will ever go back to normal again, the friendship turns into a crush, that may end up pushing the two farther away, instead of bringing them closer.Things Not Seen was a well written and in depth book. Although it starts out slow, the book picks up it's pace and is hard to put down. Andrew Clements gave away subtle details and wrote the book smoothly, which will make you fall in love with the characters. This book will show you how much you can impact other people's lives, even when they can't see you.
Rating: Summary: A Great Author = Great Book Review: What would you do if you were invisible? Well, I sure know what Bobby Phillips would do of Chicago, Illinois wakes up one day and is invisible. Before the day he was REALLY invisible, in a way he was invisible to his parents. He was there in a solid figure but his parent just won't pay attention to him. Later on that week something tragic happened. Bobby's parents got into a terrible accident. With his parents in jeopardy he realizes how much he really loves them. After the accident Mr. And Mrs. Phillips were put under intense care wing. Bobby isn't allowed to visit them. But being invisible he visits them both. After he visits them he goes to the library and meets a girl, no ordinary girl, a special girl. Clements teaches you that even if you are special you can help in many ways. In the book it's like The Phillips vs. Officer Padgett. I'd give this book five stars because it's interesting and different in many ways. If you want to know who this "special girl" is and if and when Bobby turns visible read Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements. Published by Philomel books in 2002 at New York, New York.
Rating: Summary: 4 stars to 'Things Not Seen'!!!!! Review: What would you do if you woke up one morning and looked in the mirror only to find that you aren't there? Met Bobby Phillips, a boy who disappeared one fine Tuesday morning. Find out how, with only the help of a blind girl, Alicia, he can become uninvisible.Heart wrenching suspense that has a surprise ending. Recomended to anyone of any age.
Rating: Summary: Invisible!? No way! Review: What would you do if you woke up one morning, took a shower in the dark, and shortly afterward, realized that you were invisible? In this book, you can read through the trials and tribulations that 15 year old Bobby faces when he wakes up invisible, as well as the new people and challenges that Bobby meets. Through games of hide and seek with the police, truant officers, the police, and his nosy neighbor with way too much time on her hands, Bobby isn't sure if his life will ever be back to normal. I really enjoyed this book. It was a good read, not paced too fast or slow, with a very original plot that was unlike any I've ever read before. It's not part if a series, but there would be no surprise if Andrew Clements wrote a sequel for his cliffhanger ending. I think most teens would enjoy this laugh out loud book because it's about a teen.
Rating: Summary: Speechless! Review: When I first picked up THings NOt SEEN I knew it would take a drastic event for me to even consider letting it go. Bobby Phillips snappy attitude and strange ideas makes the book a real "heart throb". As Bobby wakes up one morning and happens to have a "malfunction" his whole life changes before him. HE WAS INVISIBLE!!!! Dealing with his problem takes him through anger, happiness, and sadness. Do you think he can tough it out?
Rating: Summary: Clements has outdone himself Review: Wow! This book is spectacular! As most people know, this book is about a boy named Bobby Phillips who one day finds himself invisible. Yes, invisible. He tells his parents who won't let him tell a soul because they think people will run tests on him and whatnot. Of corse, no one can keep a secret that big so Bobby tells this blind girl named Alicia (imagine the chances of Bobby running into someone blind while he's invisible) because he thinks she's pretty and nice. Then the girl's parents find out, and Alicia's dad is some supergenius or something, so he and Bobby's dad work together to try and turn bobby back to normal. Of corse, Alicia and Bobby crush on each other and everything. But if you don't like romance, don't worry, there's barely any. So anyway, Alicia turns out to be the smart one and eventually finds the way to turn Bobby back, but I won't tell you how. Many of you people probably think that this is a spoof of H.G. Wells's THE INVISIBLE MAN, and even though Clements may have gotten his idea from Wells, this book is completely different. For one thing, it's about a normal teen, not some insane guy that wants to take over the world. Oh well, I'm rambling, but the truth is that this is a great book. I liked it because I'm kind of a science and philosophy nerd, so I like the ideas of refracting light and invisibily casting a shadow on dense matter. Clement's books are usually ok, but he's outdone himself this time. It's hard for me to admit it, but i almost cried when I finished this book because I loved it so much. So definately read this book and enjoy it while it lasts.
|