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Things Not Seen is a Third person 2000 fiction

Fiction

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book written by Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements is an American author of children's books. Clements grew up in Camden, New Jersey and Springfield, Illinois, United States,. As a child, he enjoyed summers at a lakeside cabin in Maine where he spent his days swimming and fishing and his evenings reading books...

in which a teenage boy, Bobby, suddenly turns invisible. The story revolves around Bobby as he deals with his 'disease', tries to get back to normal, and even befriends a blind girl. The title is presumably taken from Hebrews 11:1 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The book was originally released in 2000 by Philomel Books

Philomel Books

Philomel Books is a children's literature imprint of Penguin Books USA. The imprint was founded by Ann Beneduce, who was succeeded as publisher by Patricia Lee Gauch. Philomel's current president and publisher is Michael Green....

, an imprint

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of Penguin Group

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, but was re-released in 2006 as a platinum edition by Puffin

Puffin Books

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. The platinum edition includes a short interview with Andrew Clements and a redesigned cover.

The book won the 2005 California Young Reader Medal

California Young Reader Medal

The California Young Reader Medal is an award given annually to books nominated and voted on by children in California. The medal was established in 1974 and encourages recreational reading...

Plot

Robert Phillips, known by his nickname "Bobby", wakes up one day to find that he can no longer see himself. Upon discovery, he heads downstairs and tries to convince his parents that its not a trick. He drinks a glass of orange juice, which to the astonishment of his parents seems to "float in the air." After a brief argument with his mother, Bobby is told to stay at home until his parents decide get back from work (His mother is an English professor, and his father a scientist.) After his parents are gone, Bobby heads to the library, bundled up , and after a brief walk around, he hurriedly leaves, bumping into a girl. He helps to retrieve her things, and realizes she's blind when he hands her back her cane. Upon returning home, he gets in trouble because he left the house, but he returns to the library the next day. He goes naked this time, and stumbles upon the blind girl again in a listening room. He enters the room with her permission and they start talking. He learns that her name is Alicia, and befriends her. Together, they try to find the 'cure' for his predicament.

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