Things Not Seen is the first novel written by Andrew Clements and his third novel after Frindle and The Landry News . The story revolves around Bobby as he deals with his 'disease', tries to get back to normal, and even befriends a blind girl. This title seems to be taken from Hebrews 11: 1, "Now faith is the substance of things to be expected, evidence of things not seen." in the King James Version of the Bible. The book was originally released in 2002 by Philomel Books, a mold of the Penguin Group, but was re-released in 2006 as a platinum edition by Puffin. The platinum edition includes a short interview with Andrew Clements and a redesigned cover.
The book is followed by two sequels, Things Hoped For and Things that Are.
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Plot
Robert Phillips, known by his nickname "Bobby", wakes up one day to find that he can no longer see himself. Then, to make sure he was right, he looked in the mirror and could not see himself. Once found, he heads down and tries to convince his parents that it is not a trick. He drank a glass of orange juice, which surprised his parents, apparently making "spoon floating in the air." After debating briefly with his mother, Bobby was told to stay home until his parents returned from work (his mother was an English professor, and his father was a scientist). After his parents left, Bobby headed for the library, wrapped up to hide his unseen secrets, and after a short stroll, he hurried away, bumping into a girl. She screams off so she's afraid she'll panic. He helps to pick up his things, and realizes he's blind when he hands over his back stick. After returning home, he got into trouble because he left the house. His parents went to dinner and Bobby watched TV and took a nap. When he woke up, the TV said that there was a big accident three cars. He saw one of the cars was his family car. The police then came to the door and examined it. After they left, Bobby went to the hospital to meet his parents. When he gets there, he takes off his clothes (so he is invisible) and goes looking for his parents. He can only find his mother. After talking to his mother, he uses the money he gave to get a taxi and he goes home. He returned to the library the next day. She went naked this time, and stumbled on the blind girl in the listening room. He enters the room with his permission and they start talking. She learns that her name is Alicia, and befriends her. Part of Bobby's journey became visible covering the headquarters of the company Sears-Roebuck. Where he stole the list of names of people who had previously complained to Sears-Roebuck about "a bad blanket". Bobby uses this list to look for Sheila Borden, who became invisible a few years before the events in the book. She tells him not to tell anyone he is. Bobby told Alicia. Later Bobby Alicia's instant message. Bobby wanted to give up to find a cure, but Alicia had a brilliant idea. She tells him that two negatives make a positive. So, if she gets the blanket and sleeps with her, the problem may be reversed. Bobby crawled under the covers. He awoke to find some loud noises. Ms.Phillips, her mother, and a random agent came into her room. Bobby did not realize that he was seen now, with some people staring at him naked. He quickly covered it. And her mother says that she came back from her long trip to Florida the night before. His father was happy because he came back, but angry he did not think before acting. Then he went to tell Alicia the news. She did not take it well, feeling that Bobby would leave her now because she could go to school. Bobby goes home and tries to send an instant message to him. Finally, he replies with e-mail and a poem. Bobby goes to his house to say how much he loves him.
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Main characters
- Bobby Phillips - The main character, an invisible high school student
- Alicia Van Dorn - A blind girl, also a high school student, who befriends Bobby and becomes her boyfriend at the end of the book
- Emily Phillips - Bobby's mother, a professor of English literature
- Madam. Van Dorn - Alicia's mother, unknown job
- Dr. David Phillips - Bobby's father, a professor of physics. Obsessed with science.
- Shelia Borden - The victim is invisible too. He's called a support agent.
- Sir. Van Dorn - An Astronomer and also Alicia's father. He is like Bobby's father, obsessed with science.
Awards
This book won the Youth Readers of Junior Secondary/Junior High School 2005.
See also
- The Invisible Man , a novel by 1897 by H. G. Wells
- Memoir of An Invisible Man , a 1988 science fiction novel by H. F. Saint
- Fade , 1988 novel by Robert Cormier
External links
- Official Website of Andrew Clements
- Penguin Book List
- "Most teens feel invisible now and then" - reviews by Courtney Williamson
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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