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  • La Escuela de Los Niños Invisibles

La Escuela de Los Niños Invisibles

Publication Date
September 17, 2024
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  6th − 8th
Language
Spanish
Format
Chapter Book
La Escuela de Los Niños Invisibles

Description

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?

Publication date
September 17, 2024
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
320
ISBN-13
9786073845892
Publisher
Nube de Tinta
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV039230 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
JUV058000 - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
JUV060000 - Juvenile Fiction | LGBT
Library of Congress categories
Schools
Bullying
Fantasy fiction
Monsters
Private schools
Invisibility
Novels
Escuelas
Monstruos
Bullies and bullying
Escuelas privadas

ALA/Booklist

If the climax collapses in a heap with the timely arrival of a secret society of monster hunters, a deus ex machina if ever there was one, there are still enough creepy bits and quirky twists to keep readers engaged.

Kirkus

Invisibility offers no protection in this well-paced, multilayered horror story. 

Hornbook

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

Publishers Weekly

An 11-year-old navigating friendship troubles, mercurial blended family dynamics, and questions surrounding his sexual identity wishes to disappear--and abruptly does--in this heartwarming adventure by Hutchinson (Howl). Hector Griggs, who attends St. Lawrence Catholic School for Boys, isn't a sports star like his older stepbrother. Instead, Hector prefers solitary activities such as reading, playing piano, and hanging out with his only friend, Blake. But Blake's new pals constantly bully Hector, and when a major fight puts Blake and Hector's friendship on the outs, Hector discovers that he can turn himself invisible at will. Now undetectable, he encounters invisible classmate Orson, who everyone believes has been missing for three years. As rumors of ghosts and rampaging monsters start swirling around school, Hector must save Orson and win back Blake from his unsavory new crew, all while evading frightening creatures. A subplot involving an undercover agent from a supernatural organization is somewhat thinly developed. Hutchinson nevertheless populates this optimistic novel with an organically diverse cast that helps to ferry insightful lessons about empathetic listening and problem-solving, broadening one's horizons, and dealing with bullies, delivered via an entertaining series opener. Ages 8-12. Agent: Katie Shea Boutillier, Donald Maas Literary. (Feb.)

Shaun David Hutchinson
Shaun David Hutchinson is the author of The Deathday Letter, fml, and The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley.

Other contributing authors include Neal and Brendan Shusterman, Beth Revis, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Courtney Summers, Kendare Blake, Delilah S. Dawson, Steve Brezenoff, Tom Leveen, Hannah Moskowitz, Blythe Woolston, Trish Doller, Mindi Scott, Margie Gelbwasser, Christine Johnson, E.M. Kokie, and Elisa Nader.