Invisible

by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

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Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML: For fans of New Kid 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. Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same . . . just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help . . . or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school. With text in English and Spanish, Invisible features a groundbreaking format paired with an engaging, accessible, and relatable storyline. This Breakfast Club�??inspired story by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, award-winning author of Concealed, and Gabriela Epstein, illustrator of two Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel adaptations, is a must-have graphic novel about unexpected friendships and being seen for who you really are.… (more)

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Independent Reading Level: Grade 3-7

QueenIam51 | Apr 27, 2024 |

Gr 4–7—A diverse group of Latinx students with different interests and varying levels of Spanish proficiency are
forced to do a community service project and are also victims of stereotyping. With illustrations that pop and a
complex but genius storytelling style, Gonzalez's Breakfast Club—inspired graphic novel shines with its portrayal of
a found family.

BackstoryBooks | Apr 1, 2024 |

The ending felt too abrupt, but other than that this was an enjoyable graphic novel with a good message. (

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Dances_with_Words | Jan 6, 2024 |

Reading age: 10 - 12 years
Length: 208 Pages
Grade Level: 3-7

laurendavis | Dec 7, 2023 |

An updated Breakfast Club : five Spanish-speaking/Latine kids assigned before-school cafeteria duty discover a woman and her kid living in their van and try to help them. The group starts in the principal's office, and each character gets to tell part of the story of their efforts to help, along with their own troubles: Puerto Rican/American Jorge/George worries about getting into a magnet school; Sara lives with her dad but misses her mom and brothers back in Mexico; Nico is living with a great-aunt while his parents try to emigrate from Venezuela; Cuban-American Dayara struggles with (undiagnosed?) dyslexia; and Dominican-American Miguel has a talent for art, but his dad wants him to concentrate on baseball.

All of the text is speech bubbles: a solid outline denotes spoken dialogue, while a connected, dotted-line outline offers a translation, so most of the story is in both Spanish and English. (

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JennyArch | May 28, 2023 |

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Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (Commended Title – 2023)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee – Graphic Novels: Grades 6-8 – 2024)

Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee – 2023)

CYBILS Awards (Finalist – Elementary & Middle-Grade Graphic Novels – 2022)

International Latino Book Award (Silver Medal – Best Latino Focused Chapter Book – 2023)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2024)

Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Nominee – Lizard (6th - 8th grade) – 2024)

Lectio Book Award (Nominee – 2024)

North Carolina Children's Book Award (Nominee – Junior Book – 2024)

Nēnē Award (Nominee – Graphic Novel – 2024)

Rhode Island Latino Books Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2024)

Rhode Island Middle School Book Award (Nominee – 2024)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2024)

Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee – 2024)

Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (Starred – Grades 6-12 – 2023)

Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee – Graphic Novels: Children – 2024)

VLA Graphic Novel Diversity Award (Winner – Youth – 2022)

Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee – Intermediate – 2024)

Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee – Middle School – 2024)

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All Connecticut Reads (Shortlist – Kids – 2024)

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Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:

For fans of New Kid 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.

Can five overlooked kids make one big difference?

There's George: the brain

Sara: the loner

Dayara: the tough kid

Nico: the rich kid

And Miguel: the athlete

And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same . . . just five Spanish-speaking kids.

Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help . . . or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.

With text in English and Spanish, Invisible features a groundbreaking format paired with an engaging, accessible, and relatable storyline. This Breakfast Club�??inspired story by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, award-winning author of Concealed, and Gabriela Epstein, illustrator of two Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel adaptations, is a must-have graphic novel about unexpected friendships and being seen for who you really are.

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