Wonders of the Invisible World
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780385392822
Pages
352 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Seventeen-year-old Aiden has been living like a ghost since his mother tried to stop a family curse by causing him to forget his psychic experiences but when Jarrod, a childhood friend, returns, so do the memories and Aiden is compelled to seek the truth and release them all from the story that has trapped them.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Gay/Lesbian; Single parent; death of a brother; death of a father; homosexual; gay; gay teenager; same sex relationship; single mother; grief
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2016, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Keywords
blessing and curse; death; farm life; psychic ability; supernatural; friendship; romance; memories
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Barzak, Christopher, "Wonders of the Invisible World" (2016). Diverse Families. 1290.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1290