Invisible by Pete Hautman
Doug and Andy are unlikely best friends--one a loner obsessed by his model trains, the other a popular student involved in football and theater--who grew up together and share a bond that nothing can sever.
Wow. This book is just incredible. I started it while waiting for an oil change and I was hooked, I just couldn't put it down. The story grabs you and just refuses to let you go. Doug's story is just heartbreaking- he takes everything literally, has no social skills and is a complete loner. His best friend Andy is the opposite, popular and athletic. Doug is targeted with cruelty and violence, which only makes him retreat more into his obsession- the imaginary world he has created with this train set. It is only the bridge he is creating from stripped matches and his nightly talks with Andy that keep Doug together. The truth about Andy won't come as a surprise when Doug's defenses finally break down and reveal the secret that he struggles to hide from even himself.
Wow. This book is just incredible. I started it while waiting for an oil change and I was hooked, I just couldn't put it down. The story grabs you and just refuses to let you go. Doug's story is just heartbreaking- he takes everything literally, has no social skills and is a complete loner. His best friend Andy is the opposite, popular and athletic. Doug is targeted with cruelty and violence, which only makes him retreat more into his obsession- the imaginary world he has created with this train set. It is only the bridge he is creating from stripped matches and his nightly talks with Andy that keep Doug together. The truth about Andy won't come as a surprise when Doug's defenses finally break down and reveal the secret that he struggles to hide from even himself.
posted by Alissa | 9:13 PM
1 Comments:
Alissa,
To say thanks for all the comments on my journal, I'm returning the favor :) I love reading your blog and it'd better be around when I graduate (and thus have time to read all these intriguing books). Oh, by the way, did you know you wanted to do YA in grad school or is that just something you fell into? I'm attempting to think about the future :)
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