Things Not Seen

For this month's objective, which is an interesting event, I have chosen to read "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements. 

An interesting event in this story would be when Bobby, a 15 year old boy who has become invisible overnight tries to live his life being invisible. The story starts off with Bobby waking up one morning finding himself invisible. Upon discovery, he heads downstairs and tries to convince his parents that it's not a trick. He drinks a glass of orange juice, which to the astonishment of his parents, seems to make a "spoon float in the air." His parents wants to keep it a secret and wants him to stay at home. But when Bobby ventures out of the house and visits the library, he meets Alicia, a blind girl to whom he confides his secret. Together, they try to find the 'cure' for his predicament. Part of Bobby's journey to become visible involves invading the Sears-Roebuck corporate headquarters. During which he steals a list of names of people who previously complained to Sears-Roebuck about a "bad blanket". Bobby uses this list to locate Sheila Borden, who became invisible a few years prior to the events in the book. She tells him never to tell anyone who she is. Bobby tells Alicia, however. Later Bobby instant messages Alicia. Bobby wants to give up on finding a cure, but Alicia has a bright idea. She tells him maybe if he gets under the blanket again, his problem will be reversed. Bobby crawls under the blanket. He awakens to find several loud voices. Ms. Pagett, his mother, and a random agent come into his room. Bobby doesn't realize that he is visible now, with several people staring at him naked. He quickly covers up. And his mom says that he came back from his extended trip to Florida the night before. His dad is happy that he is back, but is mad he didn't think before acting. Later he goes to tell Alicia the news. She doesn't take it well, feeling that Bobby doesn't need her anymore. Bobby goes home and tries calling and instant messaging her. Finally, she replies with a poem. Bobby goes over to her house to tell her how much he loves her.

Choong Kee Sam

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