The Unvisibles

Nicky Chew has managed to make himself invisible. Quiet and insecure, he is always careful never to attract attention. Oliver Gaspar is Nicky’s complete opposite and can’t help attracting attention – usually for the wrong reasons. Though they are next door neighbours, the two have hardly ever spoken, sharing only a mutual incomprehension of the other’s lifestyle and habits.

Then, astonishingly, Oliver becomes invisible – literally. While this has its advantages – it’s the cue for much mayhem at school – the drawbacks soon outweigh these. Oliver has no way to turn himself back and being invisible is not unlike being dead. The only person who can help is Nicky and the two form an unlikely alliance.

As well as the invisibility there are two rip-roaring plot-lines, involving crooked antiques dealers and a slimy would-be suitor to Nicky’s single mum, but the boys’ growing friendship, drawn with real understanding, holds this book together and makes it special.