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Things Not Seen By Andrew Clements Summary
Things not Seen by Andrew Clements is an extraordinary book showing the struggle of independence between a boy and his family. The genre is the popular scientific fiction and was published in 2002. It was inspired off of a bible verse, Hebrews 11:1,"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Things not Seen is one of Andrew Clements most prized book, but he is most famous for his book, Frindle which won a Christopher Award.
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The setting of the book is in Chicago, Illinois and takes place over the period of a few days. Bobby Phillips, the protagonist, wakes up and he is in utter awe. A huge conflict has arrived, he is invisible. His prudent mother and father are in disbelief. Bobby
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