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Stephen has always been invisible – even to his own parents. Unable to deal with the complexity of having an invisible son, his father split when he was younger, leaving Stephen to be creatively and lovingly raised by his mother. When she dies, Stephen, now 15, is left to live on his own in a Manhattan apartment paid for by his father. One day a new family moves into the apartment. Stephen watches as the 16-year-old daughter fumbles and drops moving boxes. When she turns to him and asks, well aren’t you going to help?, Stephen meets the one person in the world who can actually see him. Together Stephen and Elizabeth discover the reason for his invisibility and the possibility that Elizabeth might be the key to Stephen becoming visible to the world, but not without great risk to everyone involved. Elizabeth’s younger brother, Laurie, shines as the faithful sidekick. Fast paced, action packed, suspenseful, magical thriller – loved it! For 9th grade and up.

- Martha