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HOW TO DISAPPEAR IN FRONT OF A THOUSAND PEOPLE?
A melancholic coming-of-age story about loneliness, friendship, and learning that being seen isn't always something to fear.
Bellingham, Washington, 2011.
Sixteen-year-old Bryce Enzo Wood has perfected the art of disappearing.
After years of bullying and isolation, Bryce has built his life around five simple rules: avoid eye contact, protect his blind spots, trust no one, never let people see how smart he really is, and-most importantly-never get too attached.
For Bryce, invisibility is safety.
Then he meets people who refuse to let him remain invisible.
A talkative boy named Nate. A quiet and dependable senior named Lewis. A chaotic group of friends who slowly turn his once-empty world into something loud, messy, and unexpectedly warm. A girl named Sarah who makes him feel brave enough to be seen. Even the people he once thought he understood-like Derek, the boy who made his life miserable-turn out to have stories of their own.
As Bryce begins stepping outside the rules that once protected him, he discovers that friendship can be frightening, love can be complicated, and healing isn't about becoming a completely different person.
Sometimes, it's simply about finding the pieces of yourself you thought were lost.
Set against the rainy streets and gray skies of the Pacific Northwest, How to Disappear in Front of a Thousand People is a story about a boy who spent years wishing he could disappear-and eventually discovers that what he really wanted was to be found.