{"product_id":"the-mostly-invisible-boy-casey-grimes-paperback-2","title":"The Mostly Invisible Boy (Casey Grimes) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAj Vanderhorst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ Silver, Wishing Shelf Book Awards!★ Bronze, Readers' Favorite International Awards Contest!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \"wildly imaginative\" (\u003ci\u003eBook Pipeline\u003c\/i\u003e) \"splendid conception\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e) from upstart author AJ Vanderhorst celebrates the transformative power of courage, tenacity and a little skill with a battle-axe. Set in an \u003cb\u003ealternate USA\u003c\/b\u003e where monsters prowl, this debut novel is told from the perspective of mostly-invisible-but-still-hopeful Casey Grimes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven-year-old Casey is stubbornly friendly, but he's eternally the new kid at Vintage Woods Middle School. Students look right through him-and they're not faking. Casey doesn't know why he's mostly-invisible, but when he scales a colossal oak, he discovers a fortress in its branches. The forgotten sentry tree marks the border between his safe, suburban life and a \u003cb\u003efierce frontier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasey and his little sister Gloria infiltrate Sylvan Woods, a secret forest society devoted to ancient, wild things. Sky-high footpaths. Survival sewing. \u003cb\u003eMonster control\u003c\/b\u003e. Shockingly, people here actually see Casey-but being seen isn't enough. He wants to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping his identity hidden--while struggling to prove he fits--is hard enough, but Butcher Beasts have returned to Sylvan Woods after a hundred years. Trickery is under siege. As the monsters close in, and the fearsome Sylvan Watch hunts Casey down, he and his newfound friends must unearth \u003cb\u003eabandoned magic\u003c\/b\u003e, buried at the forest's roots...or be devoured along with everyone else, Sylvans and civilians alike.\u003c\/p\u003eA fast-paced middle grade fantasy\/adventure book with all the monsters kids could ever hope for.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306192814329,"sku":"9798500951472","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dks4UzhiYWNESzY0dHpvRUhIdUFMQT09_aa0aa3c3-790d-4251-aa59-2beecc194814.webp?v=1769325526","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-mostly-invisible-boy-casey-grimes-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}