The mostly invisible boy (casey grimes) - aj vanderhorst

★ Silver, Wishing Shelf Book Awards!★ Bronze, Readers Favorite International Awards Contest! This wildly imaginative ( Book Pipeline ) splendid conception ( Kirkus ) from upstart author AJ Vanderhorst celebrates the transformative power of courage, tenacity and a little skill with a battle-axe.

Set in an alternate USA where monsters prowl, this debut novel is told from the perspective of mostly-invisible-but-still-hopeful Casey Grimes.

Eleven-year-old Casey is stubbornly friendly, but hes eternally the new kid at Vintage Woods Middle School.

Students look right through him-and theyre not faking.

Casey doesnt know why hes 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 fierce frontier.

Casey and his little sister Gloria infiltrate Sylvan Woods, a secret forest society devoted to ancient, wild things.

Sky-high footpaths.

Survival sewing.

Monster control .

Shockingly, people here actually see Casey-but being seen isnt enough.

He wants to belong.

Keeping 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 abandoned magic , buried at the forests roots.

or be devoured along with everyone else, Sylvans and civilians alike.

A fast-paced middle grade fantasy/adventure book with all the monsters kids could ever hope for.