- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (Mar 23 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416960899
- ISBN-13: 978-1416960898
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13.7 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 118 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#34,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50 in Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Social Issues > Death & Dying
- #85 in Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Family Life > Parents
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"The Last Invisible Boy is at turns heartbreaking and uplifting...A gutsy book that will stay with me a long time." -- Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"The Last Invisible Boy may be written as a journal, but it's no blog. Protagonist Finn isn't writing for an audience -- he's writing to a friend. Sad, funny, and sincere." -- Hope Larson, Eisner Award-winning creator of Chiggers
"If you're looking for a tender, redemptive story told by a fierce, fragile protagonist, meet Finn Garrett, the Last Invisible Boy. You'll love him." -- Susan Patron, author of the Newbery Medal-winning The Higher Power of Lucky
* “This illustrated novel, reminiscent in style of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, is sure to have huge appeal.” -SLJ, *STAR
* “Precise in his metaphors and his characterizations, Kuhlman delivers a study in coping with loss that middle-schoolers will want to absorb and empathize with.” -Publishers Weekly, *STAR
"The Last Invisible Boy may be written as a journal, but it's no blog. Protagonist Finn isn't writing for an audience -- he's writing to a friend. Sad, funny, and sincere." -- Hope Larson, Eisner Award-winning creator of Chiggers
"If you're looking for a tender, redemptive story told by a fierce, fragile protagonist, meet Finn Garrett, the Last Invisible Boy. You'll love him." -- Susan Patron, author of the Newbery Medal-winning The Higher Power of Lucky
* “This illustrated novel, reminiscent in style of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, is sure to have huge appeal.” -SLJ, *STAR
* “Precise in his metaphors and his characterizations, Kuhlman delivers a study in coping with loss that middle-schoolers will want to absorb and empathize with.” -Publishers Weekly, *STAR
Book Description
Finn Garrett is disappearing. He used to have black hair and skin-colored skin, but each day his hair gets whiter and his skin gets more transparent. It’s been happening since the day his father died, and he can’t figure out how to stop it. Before he vanishes completely, Finn is writing everything down for us, his faithful readers. His words and pictures are the memoirs of The Last Invisible Boy. At turns funny and moving, Evan Kuhlman’s first novel for children, featuring drawings by cartoonist J.P. Coovert, is a magnificent and original tale of love and loss.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Last Invisible Boy,
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This review is from: The Last Invisible Boy (Hardcover)
Summary: Finn Garrett's father has passed away. Now everything feels horrible and without joy and as a result he is starting to disappear. Told through journal entries and a series of comics, Finn recaps some of his best memories of his family, and some of the more difficult memories, like the one where he finds out his dad has died. With all this sorrow, will Finn disappear for good?Review: The Last invisible Boy is a touching and tender novel that examines the process of grief, the importance of family and how only time can heal wounds. The style of writing through journal entries and comics, personalizes the story, but also gives readers a bit of distance in order to deal with the difficult issue of losing someone. The writing is very accessible for a younger crowd and I can see boys enjoying this story. While the topic might be heavy, there are times of lightness and even humour. Overall, this book comes highly recommended as it contains a lot of access points and could be enjoyed by a wide audience.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not a SCIENCE FICTION Story----But ***Hautingly Beautiful***,
By Alex Honda "onyx575" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Last Invisible Boy (Hardcover)
Pre-release customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program
I enjoyed reading THE LAST INVISIBLE BOY, by Evan Kuhlman, but it isn't necessarily a happy story.The book is about a 12-year-old boy named Finn Garrett who has just lost his father. Told in a journal/diary style of writing, the story gives readers a glimpse into this boy's journey of recovery as he records his thoughts and emotions going from sadness to anger to confusion to guilt. It continually breaks the "third wall," as the character Finn addresses the reader from time to time by asking questions etc., always including the reader on this trip. I don't know why some reviewers found the story boring, because it is talking about a very delicate subject matter--the death of a parent--and so I'm not sure how you make that interesting. In any case, I never found the story boring and thought it was done with absolute sincerity. And the drawings by J.P. Coovert are cute and soften the blow of the many sad journal entries that you encounter along the way. The story does end on a happy note so it's not all melancholy (btw, some parts are even funny). This is such a wonderful book and it really shows how people, especially young people, go through the grieving process in their own way. And more importantly, that it's OK to go through the sadness because you will come out on the other side. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Loved the format of the book, but may be too depressing for kids, even if they're dealing with grief.,
By Anjana Nigam - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Last Invisible Boy (Hardcover)
Pre-release customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program
I loved the idea of this book. It's about Finn Garrett who has lost his dad and feels like he's turning invisible little by little. The book is written like his journal with text and his drawings.I was very intrigued by the description on the jacket and the book started off well. Finn does not talk of the tragedy in the beginning he just imagines a giant eraser fell from the sky and starting rubbing him out. However, by the middle I could not read it any longer as it was too boring. Although, this is meant to be a diary of a young kid it appears disconnected. The activities Finn Garrett undertakes are normal for a kid his age but the author has not been able to capture the spirit of a middle schooler with the way Finn speaks or even thinks. In parts, it seems like an adult trying to think and talk like a younger kid. Overall, it is a nice idea but I could not help but compare it with Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Jeff Kinney makes you really relate to the main character in the book. Although this book comes froma sadder place in a kid's heart it should not be so difficult to relate to a the character. In fact, the circumstances make us predisposed to like the character but it did not quite get there for me. I also gave it to my 5th grader to read, she loves reading and finishes a book a day but left this one half read. She lost interest in the story midway, which makes me wonder if the 9-12 year audience who the book is intended for will feel the same way. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Marketing Snafu?,
By D. Salerni - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Last Invisible Boy (Hardcover)
Pre-release customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program
The Last Invisible Boy is a serious and sometimes touching account of a middle school boy dealing with the sudden and unexpected death of his father. So why is it packaged like a carbon copy of the popular humorous book Diary of a Wimpy Kid?Written in the form of a journal, including drawings by the narrator, The Last Invisible Boy presents the non-linear musings and experiences of Finn Garrett, a boy whose father's death has so destroyed his world that his hair has turned white. (Thus, the invisibility gimmick.) The reader realizes early on that the invisibility is not the science fiction/fantasy type of invisibility -- it is a physiological reaction to stress and grief. It is, perhaps, the most interesting and original part of a book which contains not much plot, few interesting characters, and entirely lifeless drawings. I did not care at all for the drawings. I thought they added nothing to the story -- they contained no additional information -- frequently they were merely sketches of characters' faces. It seemed to me that they were present only for their marketing value -- because books with drawings are popular right now, thanks to the aforementioned Wimpy Kid. There were moments in The Invisible Boy that touched me, but I was bored through a lot of the book. There is some value in Finn's journey through the stages of grief -- but the illustrations lack style or charm and they ultimately water down the book's message and theme. |
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