Hautman, P.
(2005). Invisible. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Andy and Dougie
are best friends and very different from each other. Dougie is the story’s
narrator who is is an outsider, gets beat up after school, has crooked teeth,
doesn’t participate in anything, finds refuge with making model trains and is
seen as a troubled teen when he stalks and prank calls. In school his dream
girl calls him Worm. Andy on the other hand is a very popular football star, he
is in the student council and very well-liked.
They have known each other all their lives. In this story Dougie seems
to be unaware of his mental illness. Dougie sometimes attends and skips therapy
sessions with his psychologist. He does not take his prescribed medications for
anxiety. During a therapy session he comes to terms with reality and remembers flashbacks
of what really happened during the night of an incident at the Tuttle place. His
friend had died years ago and Dougie is hospitalized at the Madham Burn Unit.
As the story unfolds secrets are revealed and leaves you with unanswered
questions.
This is a book recommended for grades seven
and up. This is a great book for those that like suspense and mystery. It leaves
you thinking with extremely dramatic twists at the end. Other books written by this author include,
Godless, Blank Confession, and Rash.
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