THINGS NOT SEEN

Discussion Guide

• 1. What would you do if you woke up one morning to find that you were invisible? What do you think the hardest thing about being invisible would be? Would you behave differently if no one could see you?
• 2. What if you had the ability to change yourself in one big way? Would you become invisible, fly, have superstrength, etc.? What would you do with your new talent?
• 3. This is a fictional story, but people can feel invisible in real life when they are ignored or shunned by society. Can you think of other times in history when an individual or a group of people have been treated as “invisible”? Have you ever felt as though you were “invisible”? What did you do?
• 4. As humans, we know that we will be seen by others. It is a fundamental truth, or a fact of life. What is another fundamental truth—something that you take for granted? How might your life be different if that changed?
• 5. What do you think of Bobby’s relationship with Alicia? Do you think they would have become friends if he had not become invisible or if she had not been blind? How do you think the story would be different if one or both of them had not been changed by the situations in their lives?
• 6. Bobby and Sheila have very different ways of handling their problems. Which way do you think was better? What would you have done if you were in their situation?
• 7. What do you think is the most important thing Bobby learns about himself during his adventure in invisibility?