Invisible
Written by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Illustrated by Gabriela Epstein
Published by Scholastic
on August 2, 2022
Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Graphic Novel
+ English/Spanish Bilingual Book
Length: 208 pages
Ages: 10+ years
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Synopsis:
For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who are forced together by their school to complete community service... and may just have more in common than they thought.
How can you be yourself when no one sees the real you?
Christina Diaz Gonzalez, award-winning author of The Red Umbrella, and Gaby Epstein, illustrator of the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel adaptations, have created a vibrant and relatable graphic novel about unexpected friendships and being seen for who you really are.
My Thoughts:
A group of Spanish-speaking students at Conrad Middle School is forced to work together on a community service project that eventually brings them together and shows them the hardships that can befall anyone at any time.
This is being shared as a modern-day 'Breakfast Club' but instead of a ragtag group of kids in detention, this wonderful graphic novel is about a group of Spanish-speaking kids that are persuaded to work together to boost their school's community volunteer hours, where they discover a family truly in need. Despite their differences, these empathetic young ones learn to work together to solve the dilemma and try to stay out of trouble in the meantime.
This is such a heartwarming story with great character development and a happy ending but I especially loved that it is a BILINGUAL BOOK! Yes, I had to 'shout' that because I've yet to come across any book that shares the majority of its dialogue in another language, WITH TRANSLATIONS, and as someone that is fascinated by languages and actively learning to read Spanish, this was a beautiful thing to see and read. We really do need more books like this!
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