Invisible

Seventeen year old Doug Hanson is a nerd (he admits it), is the subject of bullying by other boys, and the girls just think he is weird. Doug is obsessed with his hobby, a model railroad in his basement. His one best friend, Andy, is a star on the football team. As the story develops, Doug tries to conceal an event that he and Andy were part of a few years ago. Eventually, the truth is revealed, and Doug's life is forever changed. This book gives readers a look inside the mind of a troubled teen; one with a troubling past, no friends in the present, and an obsession with fire and pyrotechnics. Written by Pete Hautman, it was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 2006, and was also selected for Best Books for Young Adults that year.