The School for Invisible Boys

Name: The School for Invisible Boys
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Shaun David Hutchinson
ISBN: 9780593795200

Author: Shaun David Hutchinson

Series: The Kairos Files #36

Narrator: Mark Sanderlin

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 02/06/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying, Children's Lifestyles, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

What would you do if no one could see you? In this surreal adventure, a boy who is used to being overlooked literally becomes invisible, only to realize there may be far more dangerous threats in his school than bullies.

Sixth grade takes a turn for the weird when Hector Griggs discovers he has the ability to turn invisible. Sure, ever since Hector’s former best friend Blake started bullying him, he’s been feeling like he just wants to disappear…but he never thought he actually would. And then, Hector meets another invisible boy, Orson Wellington, who has an ominous warning: “I’m stuck here. Stuck like this. It’s been years. The gelim’s hunting me and it’ll get you, too.”

It turns out, there is more than meets the eye at St. Lawrence’s Catholic School for Boys, and if Hector is going to save Orson--and himself—from the terrifying creature preying on students’ loneliness and fear, he’ll need to look deeper. With the help of a mysterious new classmate, Sam, can Hector unravel the mysteries haunting his school, and discover that sometimes it takes disappearing to really be seen?

About The Author

Shaun was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on the first of May 1978. He was a bad student who enjoyed sleeping through class, debate, theater, and being a pain in the ass. In college, he studied medieval and renaissance literature before abandoning his degree to work in I.T. doing database design. Shaun is now a full-time author living in Seattle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on July 14, 2024

The School for Invisible Boys was a great read, and a really interesting start to the series. Not everything is as it seems at St. Lawrence’s Catholic School for Boys. There's rumours of a haunted building, Hector's once best friend has suddenly switched and has become his relentless bully. Oh and H......more

Goodreads review by Anna on May 28, 2024

I think this might be my favorite Shaun David Hutchinson book. It's a middle grade about a boy who starts feeling invisible and then one day he actually turns invisible. As he is figuring out his new supposed superpower, he meets another invisible boy but that boy has been lost and is running from a......more

Goodreads review by Amee on August 19, 2023

I think all of us have felt invisible at some point in our lives. Some people would rather be invisible than face the reality of middle school! The School for Invisible Boys has a little something that every middle schooler can relate to. Shaun David Hutchinson has tackled a plethora of middle schoo......more

Goodreads review by Aυѕтιη on October 04, 2023

SDH is an autobuy author for me. Yes, even if it's middlegrade and even if I've got an ARC. rtk but did not disappoint.......more

Quotes

"Anyone who's ever felt overlooked or underestimated will relate to this haunting and heartfelt series starter."
—The New York Times

“A kid with a secret superpower who triumphs over his bully and saves the school from a monster? Sign me up to be friends with Hector — and fight by his side. An exciting, creepy story.”
—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times Bestselling author of Mine

"A tale with equal parts horror and heart, The School for Invisible Boys proves that even those of us who feel forgotten by society are made of the stuff of heroes.”
—KR Alexander, bestselling author of Gallowgate and The Collector

“This well-structured story is threaded with themes of misjudgment, misunderstanding, forgetting, and forgiveness. Both the visible and invisible worlds are evocatively described, and the characters are believably flawed…. Invisibility offers no protection in this well-paced, multilayered horror story.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Heartwarming adventure…insightful lessons about empathetic listening and problem-solving, broadening one’s horizons, and dealing with bullies, delivered via an entertaining series opener.”
—Publisher’s Weekly

"A captivating combination of dark fantasy and tween drama built on a cast of nuanced characters, methodical world-building, and suspenseful storytelling." —The Horn Book

"Hutchinson’s middle grade debut effectively combines creature horror and the cruelty of middle school machismo, with a protagonist relatable in both insecurities and flaws."
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books