
Invisible
Author: Pete Hautman
Narrator: Norm Lee
Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 02/01/2013
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Author: Pete Hautman
Narrator: Norm Lee
Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 02/01/2013
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Pete Hautman is the author of many books for young adults, including the National Book Award winner Godless, the Klaatu Diskos trilogy, and Eden West. His middle-grade novels include The Rat Queen, Otherwood (winner of an Edgar Award), and Slider, which Booklist lauded for its “crystalline prose, delectable detail, rip-roaring humor, and larger-than-life characters.†Pete Hautman divides his time between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Okay, so I did get one thing right. bit then there was so much more. I enjoyed this as a fan of the author and of psychology.......more
(I've decided to write a small review in light of the fact I chose to re-read this book for my English class's literature circle). Doug is a socially awkward, literal-minded middle school student who is basically ignored by everyone but a super popular kid in his own grade named Andy. Doug asserts hi......more
This was the first book ever to make me cry. I thought the ending was so sad. I was actually quite surprised to read that people didn't understand or "get" the book. I might spoil it right here. (view spoiler)[ But basically during the first half of the book you learn that there is Doug and Andy but by the end you (hide spoiler)]......more
Slight, dark portrait of 17-year-old Dougie whose unnamed mental illness causes him to behave in erratic, disturbing ways and to become increasingly isolated from his family and peers. Two main stories intertwine: 1). The present-time plotline that follows Dougie’s psychological and social descent a......more