Things Not Seen Characters

The Invisible Boy Our protagonist, Bobby Phillips, isn't a kid that you can easily get a read on at first sight. That's because you can't see him—at least not for most of the novel. When Bobby wa...

Alicia is the female love interest in Bobby's story, but that's not all she is. She's the person who gets him through his tough isolation, the one who understands what it's like to wake up one day...

Bobby's dad isn't like your typical father. He doesn't freak out and rush Bobby to the hospital when he finds out that his only son has become invisible, and he doesn't ask him about his emotional...

Bobby's mom is a true academic, which is both good and bad for him. It's good because it means that she mostly keeps out of his way and imparts in him a love of literature and learning. But it's ba...

Sheila Borden As the one other invisible person in Things Not Seen, Sheila Borden's existence is a revelation to Bobby. She had the exact same thing happen to her: She woke up one day and found out...