Ser invisible cuando solo quieres ser visto.
No conseguir desaparecer cuando lo único que quieres es huir.
Hasta que te vuelves literalmente invisible.
 
¿Qué harías si nadie pudiera verte?
 
Héctor Griggs descubre un día que tiene la habilidad de volverse invisible. De hecho, desde que su mejor amigo Blake le empezó a hacer bullying en la escuela, lo único que quiere es desaparecer… pero nunca pensó que podría pasar de verdad. Y entonces, Hector conoce a otro chico, Orson, que le explica que es invisible desde hace años. Además, se dan cuenta de que, cuando nadie puede verlos, los persigue un terrible monstruo.
 
La escuela esconde muchos misterios, y Hector hará todo lo que esté en sus manos para salvar a Orson -y a sí mismo- de la invisibilidad y del miedo, que es de lo que el monstruo se alimenta.
 
En el camino descubrirá que el valor de la amistad, el coraje de ser uno mismo y la valentía para ser diferente son los grandes antídotos.

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ABOUT THE SCHOOL FOR INVISIBLE BOYS

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?
SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON nació en Florida en 1978. En la universidad estudió Literatura Medieval y del Renacimiento, pero lo dejó para trabajar diseñando bases de datos. Actualmente se dedica de tiempo completo a la escritura y vive en Seattle. shaundavidhutchinson.com
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Ser invisible cuando solo quieres ser visto.
No conseguir desaparecer cuando lo único que quieres es huir.
Hasta que te vuelves literalmente invisible.
 
¿Qué harías si nadie pudiera verte?
 
Héctor Griggs descubre un día que tiene la habilidad de volverse invisible. De hecho, desde que su mejor amigo Blake le empezó a hacer bullying en la escuela, lo único que quiere es desaparecer… pero nunca pensó que podría pasar de verdad. Y entonces, Hector conoce a otro chico, Orson, que le explica que es invisible desde hace años. Además, se dan cuenta de que, cuando nadie puede verlos, los persigue un terrible monstruo.
 
La escuela esconde muchos misterios, y Hector hará todo lo que esté en sus manos para salvar a Orson -y a sí mismo- de la invisibilidad y del miedo, que es de lo que el monstruo se alimenta.
 
En el camino descubrirá que el valor de la amistad, el coraje de ser uno mismo y la valentía para ser diferente son los grandes antídotos.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION


ABOUT THE SCHOOL FOR INVISIBLE BOYS

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?

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SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON nació en Florida en 1978. En la universidad estudió Literatura Medieval y del Renacimiento, pero lo dejó para trabajar diseñando bases de datos. Actualmente se dedica de tiempo completo a la escritura y vive en Seattle. shaundavidhutchinson.com
Shaun David Hutchinson View titles by Shaun David Hutchinson

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