{"product_id":"the-mostly-invisible-boy-casey-grimes-9798500951472","title":"The Mostly Invisible Boy (Casey Grimes)","description":"An alternate USA where monsters stalk the suburbs...welcome to the fast-paced, award-winning fantasy world of Casey Grimes.★ Silver, Wishing Shelf Book Awards!★ Bronze, Readers' Favorite International Awards Contest!\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeed friends? Try fighting monsters. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook #1 in the Casey Grimes series. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's future depends on Casey. Too bad he's got an itty bitty invisibility problem. This \"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 alternate USA 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 fierce frontier.\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. Monster control. 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 abandoned magic, buried at the forest's roots...or be devoured along with everyone else, Sylvans and civilians alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced middle grade fantasy\/adventure book with all the magic and monsters boys and girls could ever hope for. \u003ci\u003eThe Mostly Invisible Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is book #1 in the award-winning Casey Grimes Series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13490035\"\u003eAj Vanderhorst\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798500951472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV037000\"\u003eFantasy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459695161581,"sku":"9798500951472","price":17.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_8f3e4823-e90c-4a9a-9c8b-cde379401469.jpg?v=1753645961","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-mostly-invisible-boy-casey-grimes-9798500951472","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}