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 Prize-winning author Marcus Sedgwick explores obsession, trust and coincidence in this page-turning thriller. 16-year-old Laureth Peak's mission to find her missing father. A mission made all the more difficult by one fact: Laureth Peak is blind.

Laureth's father is a writer. For years he's been trying, and failing, to write a novel about coincidence. His wife thinks he's obsessed. Laureth thinks he's on the verge of a breakdown. He's supposed to be doing research in Austria, so when his notebook shows up in New York, Laureth knows something is wrong.

On impulse, she steals her mother's credit card and heads for the States, taking her little brother Benjamin with her. Reunited with the notebook, they follow clues to find their wayward father. But the challenges and threats that lie ahead are even tougher for Laureth than they would be for any other teenager - because Laureth has no vision to guide her.

Read from braille by Anna Cannings, featuring an author's note read by Marcus Sedgwick and a bonus conversation between the author and reader.©2013 Marcus Sedgwick Chapter Books & Readers Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Mystery & Suspense Physical Illness & Disease Thrillers & Suspense Fiction

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This is so good - it had me gripped throughout! It is full of surprises and the characters are just wonderful. I am missing it already ...

Outstanding in every way

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I had heard a lot about this book and everyone said it was great. I really enjoyed it and will be recommending it to lots of people 👌👌

Loved it

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Loved this story. Beautifully read. My 12 year old son didn't want me to buy this but absolutely loved it once we started listening. Beautifully written. Would recommend. Great story. LOVED IT

Fantastic

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As a partially sighted person I could identify with a lot of what Laureth was experiencing. The author seems to have really done his research and this wasn’t another book where the blind person is the victim. It shows her strength of character and how she adapts and copes and at the same time how cruel people can be. It was great that it was read from Braille. The only reason I didn’t give the reader 5 stars was I felt she babied Laureth a bit who is supposed to be 16. Otherwise she did a fantastic job

Face paced and really enjoyable

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What made the experience of listening to She Is Not Invisible the most enjoyable?

Anna Canning's soothing voice.

What was one of the most memorable moments of She Is Not Invisible?

The last line - it's interactive!

Which scene did you most enjoy?

I'm not sure! It was all good!

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me quite happy, and proud of the character!

Really enjoyed it

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