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Things Not Seen
It wasn't unusual for Bobby Phillips to feel invisible now and then -- like when he smiled at a super-popular girl and she seemed to look right through him. But what happens when this perfectly normal high school kid steps out of the shower one morning and can't see himself? It's not his imagination, and he isn't some mad scientist type with dreams of taking over the world. Bobby doesn't try to become invisible. It just happens. The worst part is that he can't tell a soul except his mom and dad. His condition would be front-page news. They need time to figure things out. For Bobby that means no school, no friends, no life, and no choice. He's a missing person. Then he meets Alicia at the library. She's blind, and Bobby can't resist talking to her, trusting her, and then caring about her. Could she be the one who can help him reclaim his life? It's like first you have to become invisible to be able to see. pages 251 RL
4+ ages
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Frindle Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle? Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it. pages 105 RL 4
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