Invisible!

by Robert Swindells

Now you see them, now you don't...

What would you do if you could become invisible? Creep around, unseen? Listen in to other people's conversations? Twins Carrie and Conrad, and their friends Peter and Charlotte do all these things, and much more, when a new girl at school - Rosie - shows them her secret: how to make yourself invisible.

It's exciting, and it's fun. It can also be frightening... and dangerous. Especially when Rosie's dad becomes a suspect in a local crime and the gang go invisible to find the real crooks...

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Robert Swindells was born in Bradford in 1939, the eldest of five children. He left the local Secondary Modern School at fifteen to work as a copy holder on the local newspaper. At seventeen he enlisted in the RAF and served for three years, two in Germany. On being discharged he worked as a clerk, engineer and printer until 1969 when he entered college to train as a teacher having obtained five 'O' levels at night-school. His first book 'When Darkness Comes' was written as a college thesis and published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1972. In 1980 he gave up teaching to write full time. He likes travelling and visits many schools each year, talking and reading stories to children. He is the secutatry of his local Peace Movement group. Brother in the Land is his first book for Oxford University Press. He is married with two grown-up daughters and lives in Bradford.

Author description taken from Brother in the Land.

Reviews

[Finley Fleet · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like the book because it was very odd and it was about a girl standing in a circle

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good for young teenagers (about 10), but nor for me especially because there aren't any details at all

[Ellie Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is a fun book for those maybe 11 and under, but reading this as an adult it's a bit random and the ending seemed a bit rushed.

[The Bookworms Nook · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a delightful children's story with likeable characters. I found the story interesting enough to keep me turning the pages.

[Lidian]

I read this book after our class at school read room 13 by the same author and it was another great book. I am really curious as to how that fairy circle thingy works though... Is it true? My opinion:probably not.

[Fatima · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want a film now

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very easy to read book with an interesting story-line.