Invisible, Pete Hautman
Invisible, Pete Hautman
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Invisible

Author: Pete Hautman

Narrator: Norm Lee

Unabridged: 3 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/01/2013


Synopsis

National Book Award-winning author Pete Hautman crafts a powerful tale of one tormented boy's troubled life in Invisible. Seventeen-year-old Doug Hanson is obsessed-with his best friend Andy, with pretty Melissa Haverman, and with his model railroad town. Doug also has terrible secrets from his past, and he isn't taking the medication his psychiatrist prescribed. "With its . unforgettable, heartbreaking protagonist, this is a compelling novel of mental illness."-School Library Journal, starred review

About Pete Hautman

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Crystal

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

Goodreads review by Rob

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