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All parent reviews for Things Not Seen

Age
11
Adult
April 9, 2008
 
YUK!!!!
An Electric Blanket! What! I couldn't get passed the science to even enjoy the relationships in this story. This book was one of the worst children's book I've read in a long time. Sad, Sad because A.C. is one of my very favorite authors. I use many of his books in my class room. This one I actually threw out!

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Adult
August 13, 2009
 
Great Book!
i read this book for summer reading, and i loved it! it taught me that, even though in the novel bobby was physically invisble, there are real teenagers out in the world that are truly forgotten and ignored. Bobby was a like-able character young children can easily look up to,

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Adult
December 4, 2011
 
Things not seen is a perfect book.
it's a very good book about a kid that turns invisible one night and he finds a friend called alicia , they figure out the problem together and alicia is blind. It's a very nice book for everyone older than five.

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Parent of 8 and 10 year old
July 26, 2010
 
Great for kids in middle school
I thought the book was very interesting, and I think older kids would really like it. It's a great story line and an easy read. I personally feel like my son (age 9) needs to wait a few more years before he reads it. I prefer for him to read books about kids around his age who are in the same stage of life as him. This will be a great read for him in a few years.

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Parent of 17 year old
September 29, 2009
 
Great for all readers over about age 8. At 52, I loved it!
Some folks, seeing as we are all still strapped with the Puritanical Outlook, think that the "invisible nudity" in this story is a bit mature, shall we say, for the young reader. Pshaw! I say. Kids, read on; read books, especially banned books. Of the thousands of books I've read, nothing in thems comes close to the offensive messages shown routinely on TV or in video games...The value of the written word is without a doubt much more valuable to all of us than anything "screens" have to offer. Things Not Seen is an imaginative, positive, wonderful story of a teenage boy faced with a challange few of us will ever see. His response to that situation is admirable, and well worth reading about. Great Book! I wish it were longer!

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Adult
August 20, 2011
 
Amazing
Amazing book, read it three times now, at 10, 12, and now 17. The ending still makes me sad. Fanominal book, reccomend it to anyone and everyone.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
it was... nice
ive read things about invisible kids- and i like the message of resposibility written in Bobby, I do- but i really thought he would have more fun with it! REALLY he didnt even wonder in the girls bathroom, but then again, he sounds like a decent teenager, so never mind. he's really nice, and so is alicia- my favorite character in this book. Have u ever tried to go about your day blindfolded? let's just say my om misses her favorite vase... yeah... so she has so much courage and confidence, and.... COMMON SENSE! haha im out

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Fantastic!
This is great story of sudden teenage invisibility..literally. Fifteen year old Bobby wakes up one morning to find he has become invisible, and the main plot-line is trying to figure out the reason behind it. He befriends a blind girl and together, they eventually solve the mystery. Sure, he may walk around naked, but that's the point! He's invisible! Why would it matter? It's not an promotion for everyone to go about town in that manner. It just helps him cause a little less disruption than being an invisible figure in clothing. Definitely a good read! Two thumbs up!

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
awsome!!!!!!
This was one of the best books i have read in a long time.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
A must read for EVERYONE...
This book is my favorite, bar none. The openly spelled-out message was fantastic. Andrew Clements keeps you enthralled all the way through. He writes beautifully, while keeping very current and modern. He creates realistic characters and carries them well. He remains constant in their own unique personalities. Bobby and Alicia are a pair of memorable characters that have an interesting relationship. They have undeniable chemistry, even when they are angry, if not at each other, at the world. I first read this book when I was 8 or 9 so,I think, any child can read this book and absolutely love it, like me.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
I LOVED THIS BOOK
I am 11 years old. (on my mom's account with permission)I absolutly loved this book! I am going to re-read it soon. It is one of my favorite books. Appropriate for kids my age:Y

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Good Book
I read this book for a book report in 8th grade. I read it in two days it was so good. I just finished my report on it and I think it gives children a good creative mind because invisiblity can't really happen. Bobby meets a blind girl and becomes friends with her and it teaches you lessons such as not to judge on how people are built. Personaly I think this book is a must for all children ages 9-13. There may be some big words but not huge.

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Adult
November 20, 2009
 
i really like it also i am a little elder? i want to bay it again as my book was lost?

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Parent of 5 year old
October 22, 2009
 

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Parent
May 3, 2012
 
lol
Things Not Seen is a horrid book! No child should be read this book! Their minds will be corrupted!!!!!!11!one!!

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