The Opposite of Invisible
by Liz Gallagher
by Liz Gallagher
THE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE by Liz Gallagher
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 1/8/08
Publisher: Wendy Lamb
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Rating: 5 Stars
Alice and Jewel (Julian). That’s how it’s always been. A seemingly invisible pair of sophomores at their high school.
They’ve been friends for forever and are never without the other.
Until the day Simon Murphy acknowledges Alice.
Jewel jumps all over Alice, asking what it was about, but it wasn’t anything, really. Was it? Then Alice and Jewel go to a
concert and Simon comes over to Alice while Jewel is in the restroom, and stays with the two of them throughout the
show. Simon went so far as to ditch his friends to be with Alice. Nothing happens, and it leaves Alice more confused than
before.
Alice has wanted a boyfriend for ages, but she doesn’t want to lose Jewel in the process. When things with Simon actually
start working out, the distance between Alice and Jewel grows. After a confession from Jewel about his true feelings for
her, the chasm seems insurmountable. Alice is finally coming out of her shell and making friends beyond Jewel, but losing
her best friend leaves a void inside.
Alice has to struggle to figure out who she is and what she really wants. Is having a great guy like Simon as a boyfriend
what it’s all about? Or is having a best friend that knows every little thing about you more important?
All young adults have to struggle with an identity issue as they go through their teen years. Alice realizes that she needs
more than just Jewel in her life, but soon learns that a best friend is next to impossible to replace.
Ms. Gallagher writes an honest book about the internal struggles of an insecure girl. We all have that same insecurity
inside of us and can understand what Alice has to figure out on her own. Definitely a book that everyone can relate to
from some point in their lives.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 1/8/08
Publisher: Wendy Lamb
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Rating: 5 Stars
Alice and Jewel (Julian). That’s how it’s always been. A seemingly invisible pair of sophomores at their high school.
They’ve been friends for forever and are never without the other.
Until the day Simon Murphy acknowledges Alice.
Jewel jumps all over Alice, asking what it was about, but it wasn’t anything, really. Was it? Then Alice and Jewel go to a
concert and Simon comes over to Alice while Jewel is in the restroom, and stays with the two of them throughout the
show. Simon went so far as to ditch his friends to be with Alice. Nothing happens, and it leaves Alice more confused than
before.
Alice has wanted a boyfriend for ages, but she doesn’t want to lose Jewel in the process. When things with Simon actually
start working out, the distance between Alice and Jewel grows. After a confession from Jewel about his true feelings for
her, the chasm seems insurmountable. Alice is finally coming out of her shell and making friends beyond Jewel, but losing
her best friend leaves a void inside.
Alice has to struggle to figure out who she is and what she really wants. Is having a great guy like Simon as a boyfriend
what it’s all about? Or is having a best friend that knows every little thing about you more important?
All young adults have to struggle with an identity issue as they go through their teen years. Alice realizes that she needs
more than just Jewel in her life, but soon learns that a best friend is next to impossible to replace.
Ms. Gallagher writes an honest book about the internal struggles of an insecure girl. We all have that same insecurity
inside of us and can understand what Alice has to figure out on her own. Definitely a book that everyone can relate to
from some point in their lives.