It is seven o'clock in the morning Saturday London time when they board the plane and the events in the book take place over the span of one day -Saturday in London and Saturday in New York City. This fascinating short novel opens with sixteen year old Laureth Peak and her seven year old brother, Benjamin flying from London to JFK in New York in search of their father. The woman kept on and on, and Mum didn't know what to say, and I just stood there, feeling more and more upset, and as she went on, I suddenly though it was as if she was the one who was blind, and couldn't see me, not the other way around.' I remember being tine, about Benjamin's age, standing in the sweet shop, and the woman behind the counter asking Mum.How do you manage with her? It must be very hard. I have to go on pretending I'm this confident person, because if I don't, if I'm quiet, I become invisible. If I had the time, I certainly would have! I think I managed it in 4.'I am scared almost all the time. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? I haven't, but she read this ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFULLY! Perfect pace, tone and expression, and she had me giggling at the funny moments and crying during the more emotional scenes. Have you listened to any of Anna Cannings’s other performances? How does this one compare? What other book might you compare She Is Not Invisible to, and why?ĭifficult, as I've not read anything quite like it! It is similar in some ways to Haddon's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' in that the story follows two unusual children on a quest to solve a mystery, but they are certainly more charming than poor old Christopher Boone!

If you could sum up She Is Not Invisible in three words, what would they be? Read from braille by Anna Cannings, featuring an author's note read by Marcus Sedgwick and a bonus conversation between the author and reader. 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.

Reunited with the notebook, they follow clues to find their wayward father. On impulse, she steals her mother's credit card and heads for the States, taking her little brother Benjamin with her. He's supposed to be doing research in Austria, so when his notebook shows up in New York, Laureth knows something is wrong.

Laureth thinks he's on the verge of a breakdown. For years he's been trying, and failing, to write a novel about coincidence. A mission made all the more difficult by one fact: Laureth Peak is blind. Sixteen-year-old Laureth Peak's mission to find her missing father.

Prize-winning author Marcus Sedgwick explores obsession, trust and coincidence in this gripping thriller.

She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick